Energy Management Articles
Tennant Increased Use of Renewable Energy
Tennant Company — a company that designs, manufactures and markets solutions to reinvent how the world cleans — sourced 89% of global electricity consumption from renewable energy sources in its 2022 fiscal year.
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Air Force Plant #4 (Fort Worth, Texas) — 50001 Ready
In 2017, the energy team at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Air Force Plant #4, located in Fort Worth, Texas, learned about the U.S. Department of Energy's 50001 Ready program to achieve deeper and sustained energy and GHG savings. This case study from the DOE explores how the program was implemented and led to optimized energy use and related improvements.
Verizon Adds North Carolina Solar Project
Verizon Communications signed a long-term virtual purchase agreement for the Oak Trail Solar Project that has reached commercial operation.
California Resources Expands Goals on Methane Emissions
California Resources Corporation announced the oil company updated and expanded its ESG goals on methane emissions and linked ESG performance to executive pay.
ONEOK Lowered Emissions by 20%
ONEOK, Inc. achieved reductions that equate to approximately 20% of the company's total 2030 GHG emissions reduction target as of year-end 2022.
Cushman & Wakefield Lowers Emissions by 33%
Cushman & Wakefield, a global commercial real estate services firm, announced a 33% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 (market-based) GHG emissions since its 2019 baseline.
Ciena’s Goals Approved by SBTi
Ciena's near-term, science-based GHG reduction targets were approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
Danaher Develops Tools to Reduce Emissions
Danaher Corporation developed a suite of domain-specific Danaher Business System (DBS) tools and processes to drive efficient progress toward its goal of reducing Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 50.4% by 2032.
Columbia University Granted Deep-Drilling Geothermal Permit
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Mineral Resources (DMR) granted Columbia University a permit to drill a closed-loop geothermal test bore to a depth of 800 feet in New York.
Electrify America Adopts California Solar
Electrify America announced the start of commercial operation of the new 75-megawatt Electrify America Solar Glow 1 solar photovoltaic renewable energy generation project in San Bernardino County, California.
Factsheet: Celebrating One Year of the Inflation Reduction Act
Federal policies are helping to spark a surge of investment in clean energy deployment, manufacturing, and jobs. in this factsheet, Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) shows how these investments are uplifting communities in all 50 states with new economic opportunities and unleashing a new era of American energy dominance.
Viva Resorts by Wyndham Adds Solar
Viva Resorts by Wyndham announced it received the Wyndham Green program certification as part of its comprehensive plan to operate its hotels at maximum efficiency while minimizing environmental footprints.
Google Joins SAF Program
Google joined the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) program operated by American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT), a B2B travel platform, and Shell Aviation.
NY State Needs to Increase Efforts to Meet RE Goals
New York State needs to take multiple steps to increase renewable electricity generation to achieve the objectives of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA).
SCS Technologies Sets 2050 Goals
SCS Technologies (SCS) announced it plans to to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
Train de Charlevoix Tests Green Hydrogen
The railway of Train de Charlevoix tested the use of green hydrogen via its Coradia iLint train in Canada.
UConn, UAlbany Researchers Partner on New Climate Center
Researchers at the University of Connecticut (UConn) and the University at Albany (UAlbany) will lead a new weather and climate facility and research renewable energy options.
DOE Funds Study for California Direct Air Capture Project
The U.S. Department of Energy announced choosing Aera Federal LLC to begin award negotiations worth $4.5 million to conduct a feasibility study for a regional direct air capture (DAC) hub.
Cheniere Energy Improves Emissions Reduction
Cheniere Energy, Inc. started the issuance of Cargo Emissions Tags to all long-term customers, which provide estimated GHG emissions associated with each cargo produced at the company's facilities.
Canada Seeks Affordable Electricity With Draft Regulations
The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Canada's Minister of Environment and Climate Change, in collaboration with the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced draft Clean Electricity Regulations.
Tesco’s Targets Validated by SBTi
Tesco outlined a plan for emissions reduction across its own operations and value chain, and its goals were validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
Spotlight Sessions Set for Net Zero Fall
Data associated with the "end-to-end" carbon reduction process, the pros and cons of carbon credits, a deep dive into green hydrogen for renewable energy buyers, the current state of renewable natural gas and more will be addressed in Spotlight Sessions at the Smart Energy Decisions Net Zero Forum Fall (#NZF23Fall), set for September 19-20, 2023, at the Hilton Phoenix Tapatio Cliffs Resort in Phoenix, Arizona.
Weekend Reads: Fusion and Geothermal Breakthroughs; Redefining Energy Communities
It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web.
DOE Provides $1.2 Billion for Direct Air Capture Demonstrations in Texas, Louisiana
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $1.2 billion to advance the development of two commercial-scale direct air capture facilities in Texas and Louisiana.
Smart Energy Voices Podcast - Episode 86: Developing an Innovative Clean Energy Financing Tool
In this episode of Smart Energy Voices, host Debra Chanil is joined by Abby Johnson, President of both Abacus Property Solutions and the Virginia PACE Authority. She is a winner of the 2023 WISE (Women in Smart Energy) Award in the category of Industry Veteran. Abby will discuss the PACE model financing that allows private building owners to use public capital.
Port of San Diego Launches All-Electric Tugboat Charging Station
The Port of San Diego broke ground for the shoreside charging station designed to provide clean energy for the company’s forthcoming zero-emissions tugboat, eWolf.
Schneider Adds Battery EVs to California Fleet
Schneider National, a multimodal provider of transportation, intermodal and logistics services, announced the carrier is now running two Lonestar Specialty Vehicles battery electric terminal tractors.
ComEd Accelerates Adoption of EVs in Illinois
ComEd partnered with regional and municipal leaders to unveil its latest programs designed to accelerate the adoption of electrified technologies, including electric vehicles (EVs) in northern Illinois.
Cook County, Illinois Signs Solar PPA
Cook County announced its first power purchase agreement for renewable energy for the municipality’s buildings.
J.B. Hunt Lowers Emissions With Biogenic Fuels
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. will focus on three key areas to reach its emission-reduction target that was announced in 2022.
