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Dutch grocery retail company Ahold Delhaize and its brands announced it will commit to reach net-zero carbon emissions across their operations (Scopes 1 and 2) by no later than 2040 .

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the availability of $5 million for a second round of pilot projects under the $30 million RetrofitNY program to improve energy efficiency in affordable housing units.

In this episode of Smart Energy Voices, host John Failla talks with Doug Sansom, Managing Director – Distributed Energy Resources at NRG Energy, at Smart Energy Decisions’ recent Distributed Energy Forum. They discuss the tools that customers need in order to take control of their total energy management strategy. Listen in for insightful energy management strategies.

Aleph Farms announced its roadmap for reaching net-zero emissions in its operations by 2025 and the entire value chain by 2030 to fulfill commitments established in April 2020.

Purdue University engineers invented a new, patent-pending charging station cable that would fully recharge certain electric vehicles in under five minutes or about the same amount of time it takes to fill up a gas tank.

Ameresco, Inc., a cleantech integrator specializing in eliminating the carbon emissions of buildings, energy efficiency and renewable energy, completed the commercial operation of its carbon reduction, energy savings, and smart grid project with John Paul II Catholic Secondary School in Canada. 

Fifth Third Bancorp settled the issuance of its first green bond for $500 million and will use the proceeds to fund green projects such as renewable energy and energy efficiency.

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust reported it lowered GHG emission by 50% per square foot and achieved other environmental sustainability goals and investments in 2020.