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Solar  -  December 19, 2018

City of Philadelphia secures largest PA solar project

The City of Philadelphia has approved a 70-megawatt solar PPA in Adams County, Penn., to power government facilities in Philadelphia. The project is the largest in Pennsylvania by sevenfold, and a significant step toward the City’s clean energy goal of sourcing 100% of its electricity from renewables by 2030.
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Energy Efficiency  -  December 18, 2018

Toyota reports progress on Environmental Challenge 2050

As part of the release of Toyota’s North American Environmental Report, the company recapped a year of positive impacts it has made as part of the Toyota Environmental Challenge 2050, a long-term commitment to support and foster a more inclusive and sustainable society.
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Wind  -  December 18, 2018

Mercedes-Benz signs Germany’s first PPA

Mercedes-Benz has signed a PPA to power its operations in Germany with wind, representing the first corporate renewable PPA signed in that country.
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Sourcing Renewables  -  December 17, 2018

United Airlines to power flights with biofuel

United Airlines is expected to use biofuel created from a waste-to-energy plant for their planes.
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Sourcing Renewables  -  December 15, 2018

Weekend reads: Ups & downs of clean energy; Utility grid of the future

It's the weekend! Kick back and relax with these must-read energy stories from around the web:
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Energy Efficiency  -  December 14, 2018

Brandeis University upgrades with LED

Brandeis University has retrofitted a large part of its campus with LED lighting that is expected to reduce annual lighting costs by 78% for savings of about $32,000 per year.
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GHG Emissions  -  December 14, 2018

Maersk to cut carbon emissions by 2050

Danish group AP Moller Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping company, has pledged to be carbon neutral by 2050.
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Sourcing Renewables  -  December 13, 2018

Verizon sets clean energy goal

Verizon has set a goal to reach 50% clean energy use by 2025. Now at 2% renewables, the company previously indicated that it would only go to 4% in the foreseeable future.
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Solar  -  December 13, 2018

Intel signs 100 MW PPA

Intel Corp. has signed a PPA to provide 100 megawatts of solar power to the Intel Chandler-Ocotillo facility in Arizona. The 15-year agreement was signed with Salt River Project, a not-for-profit public power utility.
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Energy Efficiency  -  December 12, 2018

Norfolk Southern highlights efficiency achievements

Norfolk Southern Corporation announced it improved locomotive fuel efficiency by 5% in 2017 vs. 2016, conserving 23 million gallons of diesel fuel and avoiding more than 233,750 metric tons of GHG emissions.
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