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Distributed Energy Resources - September 19, 2024

Fiji Airways Adds Hybrid-Electric VTOL Aircraft

Fiji Airways, Fiji's national airline company, announced that the company signed an expression of interest letter for an independent hybrid VTOL cargo aircraft.

Distributed Energy Resources - September 19, 2024

Lineage Deploys Generators in Texas

Lineage, a temperature-controlled warehouse REIT, signed an agreement to deploy generators in Texas at five of its facilities.

Sourcing Renewables - September 19, 2024

49ers, United Airlines Launch SAF Project

United and the San Francisco 49ers announced that the football team has become the first in the NFL to purchase sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

GHG Emissions - September 19, 2024

DuPont Sets 2050 Goals

DuPont announced its commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Wind - September 18, 2024

Google Data Center to Add Wind Power

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

Solar - September 18, 2024

Lake County’s Central Permit Facility Adds Solar

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

Microgrids - September 18, 2024

UC San Diego Receives $7 Million for Microgrid

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

GHG Emissions - September 18, 2024

Bio-Techne Commits to Emissions Reduction

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) .

GHG Emissions - September 17, 2024

DOT Provides $300 Million in Grants to Modernize Ferries

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.

Sourcing Renewables - September 17, 2024

J.B. Hunt Deploys RNG in Demo

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.