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Solar - April 14, 2020

UPenn plans solar facilities to generate 75% of campus electricity

The University of Pennsylvania signed April 13 a PPA for two solar projects that will generate 75% of their total electricity demand.

Energy Efficiency - April 14, 2020

Columbus adopts Ohio's first energy benchmarking program

The City Council of Columbus, Ohio unanimously voted on March 16 to establish an energy and water benchmarking program, the first in the state, in line with other Midwestern leaders like Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City and Des Moines.

Energy Efficiency - April 14, 2020

Worcester Housing Authority completes second phase of $23.6M ESPC

The Worcester Housing Authority, who provides affordable housing to more than 3,000 households in Massachusetts, finalized the second phase of work on an existing energy performance contract that totaled $23.6 million to construct energy conservation measures at 15 affordable housing developments.

GHG Emissions - April 13, 2020

Airlines urge global emissions agreement to ease regulations during COVID-19

Member airlines of the International Air Transport Association (Iata) are lobbying the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to amend the global agreement for offsetting and reducing airline industry emissions as they deal with the economi

GHG Emissions - April 13, 2020

HelloFresh commits to offsetting 100% of emissions

HelloFresh announced April 13 that they will begin offsetting 100% of the CO2 emissions generated from its operations, outbound shipping and corporate travel across its U.S. brands.

Sourcing Renewables - April 13, 2020

Virginia governor signs Clean Economy Act into law

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed into law this week the Virginia Clean Economy Act, which promotes energy efficiency, sets a schedule for closing old fossil fuel power plants and requires 100% of electricity to come from renewable sources by 2045.

Sourcing Renewables - April 11, 2020

Weekend Reads: The RE rebellion; Fixing the economy AND climate

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

GHG Emissions - April 10, 2020

Dickinson College meets carbon neutrality goal right on schedule

Dickinson College announced April 10 that they have succeeded in becoming carbon neutral just in time for their 2020 goal established in 2007.

Sourcing Renewables - April 10, 2020

California county cuts bus fleet emissions 40% with EVs

Tri Delta Transit managed to cut emissions by 40% by converting part of their city bus fleet to electric models and using a new charging software platform.

Wind - April 10, 2020

Wind turbine materials market expected to double by 2026

A new report from Frost & Sullivan suggests that the wind turbine materials market is likely to almost double at a compound annual growth rate of 8.9% due to the increasing demand for renewable energy amid volatile oil prices worldwide.

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