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Mercedes-Benz announced a continued global expansion of its electric passenger car portfolio, targeting an up to 50% share of xEVs in the new vehicle fleet in the second half of the decade, and a goal to lower production CO2 emissions by 80% by the end of the decade.

Google LLC and Microsoft Corporation announced they will work together across the electricity ecosystem to develop new business models and aggregate their demand for advanced clean electricity technologies.

Matchbook Learning Schools of Indiana received a $5.3 million grant to finance several energy improvements to The Match High School and Career Center buildings, including a new 165KW photovoltaic solar and battery energy storage system.

Owens Corning achieved a 28% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions from a 2018 baseline.

Brilliant Earth Group, Inc., a fine jewelry company, committed to set near-term company-wide emission reductions in line with the Science Based Targets initiative.

Tarkett, a sustainable flooring and sports surface solutions company, announced that in 2023, 44% of the company's total energy consumption came from renewable energies. Thirteen production sites sourced 100% of their electricity from renewable energies, including the Chagrin Falls and Middlefield plants in Ohio. 

Smart Energy Decisions is sharing a preview of the educational topics and energy solution providers that will be featured at the Renewable Energy Forum this June 12-14 in Aventura, Florida.

The U.S. General Services Administration announced nearly $50 million in Inflation Reduction Act funds for improvements to the historic Frank E. Moss U.S. Courthouse in Salt Lake City.

The Biden-Harris Administration released the National Zero-Emission Freight Corridor Strategy that was developed by the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation and U.S. Department of Energy, in collaboration with the Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Conejo Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) and the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) and American Transportation, the school bus fleet operator servicing these students, will deploy Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology to support grid reliability and mitigate extreme weather events.