Energy Management Articles
Houston Texans Buys Carbon Credits
NFL's Houston Texans will purchase carbon dioxide (CO2) removal credits to offset the estimated carbon emissions for the team’s future air travel to regular season away games for three seasons.
REV Group Lowers Emissions with Alternative Fuel Solutions
REV Group, Inc., a company that designs and manufactures specialty vehicles in the fire & emergency, commercial and recreation industries, reduced its energy use and GHG emissions over FY2021.
80 Acres Uses Tech to Improve Sustainable Farming
80 Acres Farms, an indoor farming company, received an initial investment from Siemens Financial Services and will use its technology to foster sustainable, traceable and more productive farming practices.
Air France-KLM Issues Sustainability-linked Bond
Air France-KL placed its first sustainability-linked bonds for a nominal amount of €1.0 billion that are linked to the company’s target to reduce its well-to-wake Scope 1 and 3 jet fuel GHG emissions.
Zendesk Lowers Emissions
Zendesk delivered a carbon neutral product to its customers and achieved carbon neutrality on employee travel-related emissions at the close of 2022.
New York Properties Implement Carbon Capture
Five multifamily properties in Manhattan owned by Glenwood Management will add carbon capture technology in the first three months of 2023.
Case Study: How Brandywine Implements Social Equity and Carbon Reduction in Their Portfolio
In this case study, IMT and the Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Alliance highlight Brandywine Realty Trust, a long-time partner of Green Lease Leaders, and their notable work on incorporating social impact goals into their leasing practices.
Hyzon Motors Partners in Hydrogen Project
Hyzon Motors Inc. announced it is collaborating with two companies to commercialize operations of a green waste-to-hydrogen production facility that will supply hydrogen fuel to transportation markets in northern California.
AT&T Partners on Transportation Emissions Program
AT&T announced that Geotab is joining its Connected Climate Initiative, a collaborative that works on connectivity-based solutions to reduce GHG emissions by 1 gigaton by 2035.
Weekend Reads: Is the Needle Moving on Climate Action?; California Wind - the New Gold Rush?
It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web.
Amazon Web Services Uses Low Carbon Concrete
Amazon Web Services (AWS) entered into a partnership to receive low-carbon ECOPact concrete for the construction of several Amazon data centers in northern Virginia.
Smart Energy Decisions Welcomes New Advisory Board Members
Smart Energy Decisions announced the addition of five new Advisory Board members.
NYC Adds EVs and Charging
The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services and the New York City Department of Transportation announced $10.1 million in federal grants to replace 925 fossil fuel-powered fleet vehicles with EVs.
Mercedes-Benz Builds EV Charging Hubs
Mercedes-Benz announced plans to rapidly expand the availability of DC fast charging with the development of over 400 charging hubs across the U.S. and Canada.
Belkin to Lower Scope 3 Emissions
Belkin, a global consumer electronics company, introduced new mobile power products to reduce its Scope 3 emissions.
PG&E to Add Hydrogen Storage System
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation, plans to deploy and operate a utility-scale battery plus green hydrogen long-duration energy storage system (BH-ESS).
Yahoo Opens Carbon Neutral Inventory to Advertisers
Yahoo announced an integration with Scope3 to offer carbon neutral private marketplace (PMP) media in the Yahoo SSP.
Hachette Livre Sets 2030 Goals
Hachette Livre, a subsidiary of Lagardère SA and a mainstream publishing group, stepped up its decarbonization efforts by committing to a 30% reduction in global emissions by 2030.
Nominations Open for 2023 WISE (Women in Smart Energy) Awards
Nominations will be accepted through January 13 for Smart Energy Decisions' second WISE (Women in Smart Energy) Awards. This awards program was developed to celebrate women's significant contributions to the energy transition.
Massachusetts Clean Energy and Climate Plan for 2050
The Massachusetts Clean Energy and Climate Plan for 2050 continues the Commonwealth's efforts in identifying comprehensive and detailed strategies to achieve Net Zero in 2050.
Friedman Realty Group Adds EV Charging
Friedman Realty Group, a developer and manager of multi-family homes, will provide charging stations for its Philadelphia portfolio.
JPMorgan Chase Sets Targets for Iron, Steel, Cement, Aviation Sectors
JPMorgan Chase expanded its goals to reduce emissions with targets for three additional sectors: iron & steel, cement and aviation.
Houston Apartments Build EV Charging, Solar
A new multi-family housing complex in Sugar Land, Texas, Provision at West Bellfort, secured a funding commitment from the GCRE Upward Mobility Fund to install an on-site solar energy system as well as EV charging stations.
EQT Lowers Methane Emissions
EQT, a natural gas producer, announced the completion of a $28 million company-wide initiative to eliminate 100% of its natural gas-powered pneumatic devices from its production operations.
Allstate Sets 2030 Goals
Allstate Corporation, a personal lines insurer, announced it has committed to achieve net zero emissions for direct, indirect and value-chain GHG emissions by 2030.
NY State Sets 2030 Goal for Energy Storage
Governor Kathy Hochul announced a new framework for New York state to achieve six gigawatts of energy storage by 2030, which represents at least 20% of the peak electricity load of New York State.
PotlatchDeltic Commits to GHG Reduction Targets
PotlatchDeltic Corporation announced it established a 2030 GHG emissions reduction target for Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions of 42% and a Scope 3 value chain GHG emissions reduction target of 25% from a 2021 baseline.
Capri Holdings Lowers Emission Output
Capri Holdings Limited, a global fashion luxury group, made progress on lowering emissions in 2022 by achieving a 38% reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions from a fiscal year 2019 baseline.
Guess?, Inc. Expands Credit Facility With Sustainability-Linked Component
Guess?, Inc. announced that it has expanded its access to capital in North America to include annual interest rate and fee adjustments based on the company’s achievement of certain sustainability goals.
Canada Sets Goals for ZEVs
Canada announces proposed regulated sales targets for zero-emission vehicles to reduce emissions and are a key component of the 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan.
