Energy Management Articles
Boeing’s Decarbonization Ambitions Take Flight
Boeing, a global aerospace company, unveiled its efforts to advance environmental stewardship, such as increased renewable energy use, the purchase of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for commercial operations, and significant investments in aerospace technologies to reduce fuel use and emissions.
Dow Achieves Progress on Emissions Ethylene Cracker
Dow Inc., a chemical manufacturer, achieved significant progress toward the planned construction of the world's first net-zero Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions integrated ethylene cracker and derivatives site.
NICE Lowers Emissions, Adds RE in Data Centers
NICE, a software company for companies with contact centers, reported a decrease in Scope 1 and 2 CO2e emission intensity.
Canada Invests $350 Million in National Sustainable Aviation Network
Canada will make an investment of $350 million to support the country’s new Initiative for Sustainable Aviation Technology (INSAT) to accelerate the green industrial transformation of the aerospace industry.
Amtrak Accelerates Net-Zero Transportation
Amtrak announced the support of its company-wide climate commitment by making increased purchases of carbon-free energy and reducing diesel usage and GHG emissions by more than 450,000 metric tons of CO2 since 2010.
Lonza Signs Solar VPPA
Lonza, a partner to the pharma, biotech and nutrition industries, signed a 10-year Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA).
Playoff Green Achieves Climate Goals for Championship
Playoff Green revealed its progress on climate goals, including offsetting 100% of all electricity, local transportation, onsite fuels, waste, food and beverage procurement, and energy from water. The company used carbon offsets, renewable energy certificates (RECs), as well as solar energy and energy efficiency enhancements to achieve this result.
United Therapeutics Launches Net Zero Energy Distribution Center
United Therapeutics Corporation, a pharmaceutical public benefit corporation, unveiled its second net zero energy distribution center at Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
MAPFRE Launches European Biomethane Mutual Fund
Spanish insurance company MAPFRE seeks to invest in the construction and development of between 20 and 25 power plants in Spain in five years via a new fund.
Weekend Reads: “Clean Cities” Advances Clean Tech; Take a Trip to Renewable Energy Discovery Island
It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web:
Two Beverly Hills Hotels Launch Ice-Based Energy Storage
The Beverly Hilton and the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills announced the launch of an ice-based energy storage system serving the two adjacent hotels.
Vetter Reduces Power Consumption, Carbon Emissions
Vetter reported for the first time its Scope 3 emissions and shows its CO2 balance according to the requirements of the international Greenhouse Gas Protocol.
Smart Energy Voices Podcast - Episode 83: Emerging Trends and Technologies to Watch, with Peter Kelly-Detwiler
In this episode of Smart Energy Voices, host Debra Chanil shares a talk from Peter Kelly-Detwiler, a long-time friend of Smart Energy Decisions and author of The Energy Switch. Peter discusses new technologies and their advantages, drawbacks, and relative state of maturation, as well as a useful framework for how to think about new technologies and how they might affect enterprises going forward.
Chegg Adds Scope 3 Emissions Reporting
Chegg, Inc., a student-connected learning platform, announced it expanded GHG emissions reporting to include Scope 3, emissions from its indirect value chain.
DOE Funds 40 Carbon Pollution Projects for Industrials
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it allocated $135 million for 40 projects that will reduce carbon pollution in the industrial sector.
Green Hydrogen Market to Reach $1.4 Trillion by 2050
Clean hydrogen will beat the liquid natural gas trade by 2030 and increase to generate $1.4 trillion per year by 2050, according to analysis by Deloitte.
DHL Global Will Purchase SAF
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, will use Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for its deliveries.
CVS Health Signs 18 MW Solar Agreement
CVS Health announced an 18-megawatt agreement to purchase zero-emission, renewable energy equivalent to the annual electricity use of its 147 CVS Health locations throughout Michigan.
Toro Company Lowers Scope 1 and 2 GHG Emissions
The Toro Company (TTC) reduced its absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 6.3% from 2019 to 2022.
Ford Opens Cologne EV Center
Ford opened the Cologne Electric Vehicle Center, a German facility that will manufacture its next generation of electric passenger vehicles.
Holcim Uses Solar at Michigan Plant
Holcim US announced its northeast Michigan cement plant will be powered by solar energy.
Krasdale Foods Adopts Solar System in NY
Krasdale Foods, a family-owned business providing grocery distribution, merchandising, and marketing to independent grocery store owners, added a solar installation to its operations in the Bronx, New York.
UnitedHealth Group Conducts Scope 3 Review
UnitedHealth Group completed its first scope 3 assessment in 2022, which identified the most significant categories of emissions from purchased goods and services and investments.
U.S. National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap
The DOE prepared the U.S. National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap to identify key actions that enable successful market adoption of clean hydrogen technologies in support of a net-zero GHG emission economy by 2050. Read this report to explore key actions that enable successful market adoption of clean hydrogen in support of a net-zero economy.
US Steel Lowers Carbon Use
United States Steel Corporation’s construction of its second sustainable mini mill at Big River Steel Works made progress towards additional lower-carbon steelmaking.
Promega Commits to 100% RE
Promega Corporation commits to sourcing 100% of its global electricity usage from renewable sources by 2025.
Rio Tinto Partners to Decarbonize Steel
Rio Tinto, an iron ore producer, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore several new projects in Australia and China to decarbonize the steel value chain.
atNorth’s Iceland Data Center Powered by RE
atNorth, a Nordic colocation, high-performance computing, and artificial intelligence service provider, announced a third Iceland data center, ICE03, is now fully operational with an initial capacity of 10 MW.
Kimberly-Clark Drops Emissions by 42%
Kimberly-Clark lowered GHG emissions by 42% and saw a 9.4% energy efficiency improvement against a 2015 baseline by the end of 2022.
BASF Signs Solar PPA in California
BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS) announced that the energy usage at its site in Fremont, California is net-zero since 428 rooftop solar panels were installed.
