Energy Management Articles
2023 Renewable Energy Forum Wrap-up
Smart Energy Decisions’ community of energy customers and suppliers met once again at the Renewable Energy Forum to share actionable information on successes, challenges, best practices, and cutting-edge trends in renewable energy. The Forum offered a variety of opportunities for education, discussion, and connection to help organizations develop strategies and implement projects to meet their renewable energy targets.
DEI Impact Nominations Accepted Through June 30
Smart Energy Decisions’ DEI Impact Awards nominations are being accepted through June 30. The awards will recognize and celebrate organizations that promote Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) while powering the energy transition by acknowledging company-wide efforts by large power users (commercial, industrial, institutional, and government) to advance DEI, specifically focusing on the impact and amplification of energy and sustainability programs.
Weekend Reads: Power Grid Needs Climate Resilience; Accelerated RE Growth for Public Lands
It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web:
Bank of America Joins SAF Program
Bank of America joined the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) program operated by American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT), a B2B travel platform, and Shell Aviation.
Xcel Energy Surpasses 50% Carbon-Free Electricity Generation
Xcel Energy announced that over half of the power generated across the eight states it serves is from carbon-free sources.
Better Climate Challenge Road Show
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Climate Challenge is here! Hop in the EV and hit the open road with the DOE team. For Season One, energy experts visited Nashville, TN to see how partners Nissan, Chemours, and Whirlpool are working to reduce their emissions by 50% within 10 years. Watch the full series and be sure to scroll through the photo gallery for a peek behind the scenes!
Ralph Lauren Contributes to a Circular Economy
Ralph Lauren Corporation emphasized its commitment to environmentally responsible product development, including its support of the circular economy through its aspirations to become C2C Certified® by 2025 and the expansion of a sustainable product portfolio.
DOE Invests $21 Million For Clean Energy Solutions
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) announced over $21 million in funding for 30 projects across 16 National Laboratories to propel clean energy solutions.
Genesys Lowers Carbon Emissions by 8%
Genesys, a global cloud company in AI-powered experience orchestration, announced an 8% decrease in carbon emissions year-over-year.
Intuit Commits to Net Zero Emissions by FY2040
Intuit Inc., a global financial technology platform that makes Intuit TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp, announced its commitment to reach net-zero GHG emissions by FY2040.
Elastic Reduces Emissions, Power Consumption
Elastic, the platform for search-powered solutions, measured its emissions for the first time, including Scope 1, Scope 2, and all relevant categories of Scope 3 emissions.
City of Yonkers Sets 2050 Goals
The City of Yonkers announced its first Climate Action Plan that seeks to reach zero emissions by 2050, which includes a 100% GHG reduction, 100% electric fleet, and a 50% reduction of the heat island effect.
InMobi Sets SBTi Goals
InMobi, a provider of content, monetization and marketing technologies, announced its global sustainability commitment with Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi).
Profiting From Energy Flexibility
Volatile energy prices are undoubtedly contributing to increasing operational costs. Organizations are calling out for a solution that not only reduces their energy costs and emissions but enables them to unlock the full potential of their energy infrastructure. Grid operators are paying organizations for energy flexibility, and you may already have this flexibility in your operations. In this new eBook from Enel, “Profiting From Energy Flexibility,” discover why grid operators pay organizations for energy flexibility, how to leverage flexibility with minimal disruption to core operations, where you may already have flexibility in your operations, and popular methods to profit from flexibility.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
