Energy Management Articles
Race to Net-Zero Episode 2: Outlining your journey: Houston's landmark Climate Action Plan, with Priya Zachariah
In this episode of the Race to Net-Zero, host John Failla sits down with Priya Zachariah, Chief Resilience and Sustainability Officer for the City of Houston, and Greg Kandankulam, Director of Sustainability Advisory at NRG. They discuss the importance of the sustainability goal-setting process and programs the city of Houston has implemented to achieve its ambitious public commitments.
Diamondback Energy Updates Emission Progress
Diamondback Energy updated its emission progress including the reduction of Scope 1 GHG intensity by approximately 15% from 2020 to 2021.
Timken Sets 2030 Goals
The Timken Company, a global provider of engineered bearings and industrial motion products, announced a goal to reduce aggregate Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions intensity by 50% by 2030.
United Rentals Outlines Emission Goals
United Rentals announced an agreement with Ford Motor Company to add EVs to its fleet for use by the company’s sales, service and delivery personnel.
Cincinnati Zoo to Add Solar
The Cincinnati Zoo will add a 28 MW solar project.
Hertz, BP Partner to Add EV Charging Stations
Hertz and bp announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the development of a national network of EV charging stations powered by bp pulse, bp’s global electrification and charging solution brand.
Salesforce Launches Carbon Credit Marketplace
Salesforce, a global CRM company, introduced Net Zero Marketplace, a platform that makes carbon credit purchases simple and transparent, allowing organizations to accelerate climate positive impact at scale.
De-risking Your Energy Transition
The race to decarbonize is evident across key industry trends, which reflect growing urgency from companies to reduce their carbon emissions and benefit from the many opportunities that achieving net zero can bring. In this white paper from Shell Energy, learn how integrated decarbonization solutions can help your business develop resilience, operational excellence, & environmental leadership.
DOE Provides $7 Billion Funding for Hydrogen Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy opened applications for the $7 billion program to create regional clean hydrogen hubs (H2Hubs) across the country.
JetBlue to Purchase SAF
JetBlue announced plans to bolster its transition to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with a new agreement with AIR COMPANY, a carbon technology company creating carbon-negative alcohols and fuels from carbon dioxide.
Freeport-McMoRan Sets 2030 Goals
International mining cmopany Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) established 2030 GHG reduction targets that collectively cover nearly 100% of its Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions.
Weekend Reads: The Case for EVs Amid Concerns of Grid Resilience; Lessons from the Puerto Rico Blackouts
It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web.
Amtrak Sets 2045 Goal
Amtrak pledged to achieve net-zero GHG emissions across the Amtrak Network by 2045.
Whirlpool Signs VPPA
Whirlpool Corp. announced that it has entered into a second wind VPPA to accelerate progress towards its commitment to reach Net Zero (Scopes 1 and 2) emissions in its plants and operations by 2030.
Argonne National Lab to Develop Carbon-Free Power Generation Tech
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory launched a long-term agreement with Constellation to evaluate trends in the country’s energy system and develop technologies.
Edison Lowers Emissions
Edison International, Southern California Edison (SCE) and Edison Energy announced that in 2021, 80% of Scope 1 emissions came from SCE’s combined cycle natural gas plant, Mountainview, which is covered under California’s cap-and-trade market.
With financial losses from climate change mounting, the SEC must act now
In just the past two months, record-shattering torrential rains have wreaked havoc on homes and businesses in Texas, the west coast and the Midwest, along with Pakistan, Australia, China and other parts of the globe. Mindy Lubber, President and CEO of Ceres, explains why these and other financial impacts from the systemic climate trends are hugely relevant as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission considers its next move in its push to significantly strengthen corporate climate disclosure rules.
Amazon Completes 71 New Renewable Energy Projects Globally
Amazon announced that it expanded its renewable energy portfolio globally with an additional 2.7 GW of clean energy capacity across 71 new renewable energy projects.
Petcurean Updates Emission Goals
Petcurean, a manufacturer of premium pet food brands GO! SOLUTIONS® and NOW FRESH®, achieved carbon neutrality for Scopes 1 and 2 by offsetting 100% of its GHG emissions for the past three years.
BNEF: First Time For Wind and Solar Top 10% Global Power Generation
Wind and solar projects met over 10% of global electricity demand for the first time in 2022, according to research company BloombergNEF (BNEF).
Fortescue to Spend $6.2 Billion for Decarbonisation
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd aims to eliminate fossil fuel use and achieve real zero terrestrial emissions (Scope 1 and 2) across its iron ore operations by 2030.
Hertz to Buy General Motors EVs
Hertz and General Motors Co. announced an agreement in which Hertz plans to order up to 175,000 Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac and BrightDrop EVs over the next five years.
2022 Better Plants Progress Update
The U.S. Department of Energy's 2022 Better Plants Progress Update shows that partners have cumulatively saved more than $10.6 billion in energy costs, 2.2 quadrillion Btus of energy, and more than 130 million metric tons of CO2 to date. The report highlights four Better Plant partners who achieved their energy intensity reduction goals in the past years and takes a look at Focusing on Decarbonization.
Daughters of Mary Campus Add Microgrid
Four critical community facilities at the Daughters of Mary of the Immaculate Conception campus are being powered by a new microgrid.
PPG to Add Solar at Michigan Plant
PPG announced a 1.5 MW agreement with Constellation that will help PPG purchase renewable energy equivalent to the annual electricity use of its Adrian, Michigan automotive adhesives and sealants manufacturing facility beginning in 2024.
Schlumberger, Aramco Partner on Digital Sustainability Solutions
Schlumberger and Aramco announced plans to collaborate and develop a digital platform that will provide sustainability solutions for hard-to-abate industrial sectors.
Comcast Cable to Double Network Energy Efficiency
Comcast Cable plans to double its network energy efficiency by 2030, cutting the electricity per consumed terabyte of data in half.
Takeda Signs VPPA
Takeda announced the signing of a long-term VPPA for the electricity delivered to the power grid from a 79 MW portion of Enel’s Seven Cowboy wind project in Oklahoma.
Amazon Adds Low Carbon Electrofuels to Trucks
Amazon signed an agreement with renewable fuels technology company Infinium to power Amazon’s transportation fleet with ultra-low carbon electrofuels beginning in 2023.
Citizens to Match 100% Power Consumption with RECs
Citizens announced that it has entered into a PPA with Ørsted, supporting the construction of the Sunflower Wind Project, which will match 100% of Citizens’ power consumption.
