Smart Energy Decisions News

April 6, 2021

Colorado Mountain College Partners for New Solar + Storage

Colorado Mountain College has signed a PPA to host a solar power and energy storage project on its Glenwood Springs campus in return for RECs. Ameresco will build and operate the project, selling the power generated to Holy Cross Energy, which will administer the RECs to the college.

Solar - April 6, 2021

City of Perry Gains Solar Project on former Brownfield Site

The city of Perry, Iowa, will install a 1-megawatt solar facility on the town's western edge. The site is a remediated brownfield area where the city has worked for several years to build a renewable energy project.

GHG Emissions - April 6, 2021

U.S. Airlines Organization Commits to Net Zero by 2050

Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization representing leading U.S. airlines, announced that its member carriers would work across the aviation industry and with government leaders to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

April 5, 2021

Energy Resilient Medical Facility Rises from Ashes of 2018 Fire

Adventist Health announced the completion of a solar and microgrid project at their medical facility in Paradise, California. The new, integrated system will deliver clean energy while ensuring energy resiliency to serve the community during public safety power shutoff (PSPS) events. The hospital was heavily damaged by the 2018 Camp Fire, one of the most destructive in California's history.

GHG Emissions - April 5, 2021

Cabot Completes Major Air Emissions Project

Cabot Corporation has announced the completion of a significant air emissions control project at its carbon black manufacturing facility located in Franklin, Louisiana, USA. Cabot invested $85 million in technology that will improve air quality through the substantial elimination of NOX and SO2 emissions.

GHG Emissions - April 5, 2021

UNC Asheville target carbon neutrality by 2050

The University of North Carolina at Asheville has committed to going carbon neutral by 2050. As part of the institution's Greenfest festival - which included social distancing and masks - UNCA's Chancellor Nancy Cable signed the Carbon Commitment.

Sourcing Renewables - April 3, 2021

Weekend reads: Minneapolis breaks ground on geothermal project; Commodifying carbon capture

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

April 2, 2021

Smart Energy Voices Podcast - Episode 29: The Future of Clean Tech Investing

In this episode, John speaks with Ron Pernick, the founder and managing director of Clean Edge. Ron has over 30 years of experience in high-tech sectors, the last 20 of which have been in clean tech. He founded Clean Edge to be an analyst organization focused on this emergent sector. Since 2001, they’ve collected and processed data from dozens of successful clean tech organizations. Find out how this information can be used to invest in the future of clean tech.

GHG Emissions - April 2, 2021

2021 Virtual Innovation Summit Wrap-Up

Uniting industry buyers and suppliers under the theme of “Emerging Technologies for the Future of Energy Management,” Smart Energy Decisions (SED) presented its 2021 Innovation Summit as a virtual event in a very real and ever-changing world of the energy transition.