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Sol Systems celebrates leadership in the renewable energy space alongside Smart Energy Decisions through their DEI Impact Awards. In this column, the company explains why this is not just a celebration of achievements — it is a reaffirmation of the power and potential that diversity, equity, and inclusion bring to our industry and beyond.

The Lake County's Central Permit Facility in Libertyville, Illinois, will begin utilizing power from a 1-megawatt (MW) ground-mounted solar array.

Bio-Techne Corporation, a life sciences company that provides tools and bioactive reagents for the research and clinical diagnostic communities, submitted its commitment to lower emissions to the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTI) .

UC San Diego now has a lithium-ion battery system on site, thanks to efforts of the California Energy Commission.

Google's future data center in Mesa, Arizona, will be powered by wind energy.

Apple announced that its two new phones are being manufactured with over 30% of electricity sourced from supplier low-carbon energy projects and with over 30% recycled content.

J.B. Hunt Transport Inc., a commercial fleet operator with logistics and transportation services in North America, will start operating trucks equipped with new engines that can use new renewable natural gas in a test capacity.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced grants totaling nearly $300 million from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expand and modernize the U.S. ferry systems.

A new coalition consisting of some of the world’s largest shippers and carriers, including AIT Worldwide Logistics, DB Schenker, Maersk, Microsoft, and PepsiCo, will test long-haul heavy-duty battery-electric vehicle operations along the I-10 corridor.

McDonald's' 2023-2024 Purpose & Impact Report covers how the company is working to deliver on its climate ambitions, including improving energy efficiency, adding renewable energy to the grid, working with suppliers, accelerating and scaling farm projects to help reduce emissions, and more.