Energy Management Articles | Page 228

Financial institution Citizens addressed the risks and opportunities related to climate change in its inaugural Climate Report.

Although 18% of companies have reduction strategies for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, only 9% track GHG emissions, according to a recent report from ISN, a contractor and supplier management services company.

The U.S. Army Garrison Fort Bragg in North Carolina handles critical missions, often on tight schedules, and so requires resilient, reliable, and sustainable energy delivery. This Project Showcase from the U.S. Department of Energy details a series of initiatives implemented to achieve these goals.

Swedbank adopted 2030 decarbonization targets for its lending portfolio in the following sectors: mortgages, commercial real estate, oil & gas, power generation, and steel.

Rio Tinto announced plans to fund two 100 MW solar facilities and 200 MWh of on-grid battery storage in the Pilbara region of Western Australia by 2026 through a $600 million investment package supporting the decarbonization of its iron ore operations in the region.

Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut is partnering with Ørsted and Eversource on a research project to study the effects of offshore wind turbines on marine mammals and sea turtles.

Saint-Gobain North America, through its building products subsidiary CertainTeed LLC, upgraded equipment at its roofing plant in Shakopee, Minnesota, which is projected to save over 5,000 MWh of electricity per year.

Georgia Institute of Technology and Siemens Energy formalized their commitment to collaborate on solutions to meet the increasing demand for energy in an economically and environmentally sustainable manner.

American companies now account for 14% of all installed solar capacity in the United States, led by Meta, Amazon, Apple, Walmart and Microsoft.