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Energy Efficiency - November 12, 2018

Mercury Marine heads for 45% energy reduction goal

Mercury Marine, the Fond du Lac, Wisc.-based marine propulsion and technology company, announced it is making progress towards a 2019 goal to reduce annual energy consumption by 45% from a 2005 baseline. In the past year, the company reduced energy consumption by 5%, for a cumulative decline of 38% since 2005.

Sourcing Renewables - November 10, 2018

Weekend reads: Clean energy's election results; The $6 trillion EV barrier

It's the weekend! Kick back and relax with these must-read stories from around the web:

Energy Storage - November 9, 2018

Energy storage will attract $620 billion in investments by 2040

The forecast for the energy storage market, including behind-the-meter and grid-scale batteries, is expected to boom in the coming decades as the cost of batteries continues to fall.

November 9, 2018

University of Illinois plans 2nd solar farm

The University of Illinois has proposed adding a second solar farm to its campus that would roughly triple the size of its current 21-acre campus installation in Savoy, Ill.

Wind - November 8, 2018

Nestlé Waters premiers third wind turbine in Calif.

Nestlé Waters North America announced on Nov. 8 the commencement of operation of a third wind turbine at its water bottling facility in Cabazon, California. This week also marks the six anniversary of the groundbreaking of the first two turbines at this location.

November 8, 2018

Apple reasserts environmental commitments

Speaking at the recent Web Summit in Lisbon, Lisa Jackson, Apple’s head of environmental, policy and social initiatives said, “At Apple, we supported and we continue to support the Paris climate agreement.”

Energy Efficiency - November 7, 2018

Volvo Trucks deploys its first EVs

Volvo Trucks will deploy its first electrified trucks in North American out of warehouses in Southern California.

Wind - November 7, 2018

Washburn U. signs 20-year wind PPA

Washburn University has signed a 20-year wind PPA with Westar Energy to purchase 4 MW of energy from a new 300 MW wind farm in northeast Kansas.

Energy Efficiency - November 6, 2018

Bronx hospital plans energy efficiency project

Jacobi Medical Center, part of NYC’s Health + Hospitals Corporation, will implement an $11 million energy efficiency project that includes road lighting operated on solar-and wind-generated batteries that are completely off the power grid.

Solar - November 6, 2018

L.A. retail mall premieres solar array

The Westfield Topanga & The Village, a leading retail destination in California’s San Fernando Valley, now features more than 4 megawatts of solar capacity from nearly 15,000 panels, projected to reduce CO2 emissions by more than 4,900 metric tons in its first year of operation.

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