Energy Management Articles
Santa Monica Adopts Zero Emission Building and EV Charger Codes
The Santa Monica City Council adopted two policies that will drastically reduce the carbon footprint of new construction projects and facilitate EV adoption in Santa Monica beginning January 1, 2023.
MGM Music Hall at Fenway to Add Solar Project
The MGM Music Hall at Fenway plans to add a solar project.
Princeton Trustees Vote to Divest From Oil Companies
Princeton University announced its Board of Trustees voted to divest the endowment from all publicly traded fossil-fuel companies, including Exxon Mobil and Dominion Energy.
Utah Resort to Fund Energy Efficiency with C-PACE
Petros PACE Finance (Petros), a structured finance company, announced that it closed on $153 million C-PACE financing as part of the $820 million, 580-acre world-class development, Black Desert Resort Project in Ivins, Utah.
Weekend Reads: Resilience Lessons Learned From Hurricane Ian; How Climate Investment is Shielded from Recession
It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web.
Natera Sets 2025 Goals
Natera, Inc., a global company in cell-free DNA testing, sets its 2025 ESG goals.
Insights from the December 2021 Renewable Energy Forum
As we look forward to the next edition of the Renewable Energy Forum, December 6-8, 2022 in Huntington Beach, CA, let's take a look back at last year's edition of this Forum as energy buyers and suppliers came together to share ideas on collaborating for zero-carbon future.
Ryder System Expects to Meet Emission Goals
Ryder System, Inc. a supply chain, dedicated transportation, and fleet management solutions company, expects to meet or exceed its Scope 1, 2, and 3 emission reduction targets ahead of its 2024 schedule.
West Virginia Partners to Develop Hydrogen Hub
The State of West Virginia, EQT Corporation, the nation’s largest natural gas producer, Battelle and GTI Energy and Allegheny Science & Technology (AST) collaborated to establish a regional clean hydrogen hub.
Federal Reserve Launches Pilot Climate Project With Banks
Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo are participating in a pilot project with the Federal Reserve.
easyJet sets 2050 Goals
easyJet launched a plan to achieve net-zero carbon emission by 2050.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Signs VPPA
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a science company, recently signed an eight-year VPPA with Enel North America to deliver a 90 MW portion of the Seven Cowboy wind project in western Oklahoma.
WinCoFoods Installs EV Charging in Nevada, California
WinCo Foods, a family of 138 employee-owned grocery stores, announced the opening of the first EVgo public fast charging station for the grocery store chain in Nevada and in two additional WinCo Food locations in California.
Rio Tinto, Shougang Group Explore Steel Decarbonisation Solutions
Rio Tinto and steel producer Shougang Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote research, design and implementation of low-carbon solutions for the steel value chain.
Levi Strauss Sets 2025 Goals
Levi Strauss & Co. set new sustainability goals, including achieving a 4% reduction in supply chain GHG emissions by 2025, a 90% reduction in GHG emissions and 100% renewable electricity in all company operated facilities by 2025.
Fagron To Set Emission Reduction Targets
Fagron, a pharmaceutical compounding company, announces that it has committed to set science-based emission reduction targets and have these validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
DOE National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap
As part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Department of Energy has released a draft of its National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap. This report provides a snapshot of hydrogen production, transport, storage, and use in the United States today and the opportunity that clean hydrogen could provide in contributing to national goals across sectors.
White House Approves EV Deployment Plan
The Biden-Harris Administration announced it has approved Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment Plans for all 50 States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico ahead of schedule under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula.
SHEIN Sets 2030 Goals
SHEIN, a global e-retailer of fashion, beauty and lifestyle products, released targets to reduce overall emissions across its entire value chain by 25% by 2030 and its GHG emissions inventory for 2021.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
