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Commercial - August 16, 2021

Alphabet Allocates $3 Billion from Sustainability Bond

Google parent company Alphabet allocated $3.47 billion from the proceeds of a portfolio of sustainability bonds issued last year and announced a new target for Google to run on carbon-free energy 24/7, 365 days a year by 2030.

Finance - August 16, 2021

DOE Awards $84 Million For Building Efficiency Projects

The U.S. Department of Energy announced Aug. 13 a new program that will fund 44 projects dealing with energy-efficient building technologies, construction practices, and the U.S. buildings-sector workforce.

August 14, 2021

Weekend Reads: Biden's Plan for the EV Transition; What the IPCC Report Means for Businesses

It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web.

Energy Efficiency - August 13, 2021

Kruger Products Receives Efficiency Investment from Canadian Government

The Canadian government will support the low-emission transition of its manufacturing sectors through investment in Kruger Products for the purpose of improving the efficiency of its tissue production operations.

Industrial - August 13, 2021

Twin Metals Plans EV Mining Fleet Conversion

Twin Metals Minnesota announced Aug. 12 that it plans to transition its underground mining and support fleets to electric vehicles, a project that could reduce its onsite greenhouse gas emissions by 65%.

August 13, 2021

Nomura Uses NLP for SDG Bond Determination

Nomura Securities Co. (NSC) announced Aug. 11 that it began researching possibilities to use natural language processing (NLP) technology for the purpose of determining SDG bonds.

Sourcing Renewables - August 13, 2021

Dominion Energy to Convert 8,600 Vehicles to EVs

Dominion Energy announced Aug. 10 that it plans to convert more than 8,600 vehicles across 16 of its service area states to electric or clean-burning alternative fuels by 2030.

GHG Emissions - August 12, 2021

Kingspan Targets 90% Emissions Cut by 2030

Kingspan Group is targeting a 90% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030 after validating its emissions reduction framework with the Science Based Targets initiative.

Wind - August 12, 2021

Delta Electronics Signs Its First PPA

Power and thermal management company Delta announced Aug. 11 that it signed its first PPA for the procurement of approximately 19 million kWh of clean electricity.