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Solar - May 29, 2018

Amazon premieres rooftop solar system in Las Vegas

Amazon announced on May 29 the launch of a 1.1-megawatt solar rooftop installation on its North Las Vegas fulfillment center, consisting of 3,145 individual solar modules atop an 813,000 square-foot roof—an array the size of 3.5 football fields.

Sourcing Renewables - May 29, 2018

Lava covers wells at Hawaii geothermal plant

Lava from the ongoing Kilauea volcano eruptions on the Big Island of Hawaii has covered two wells at the Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV), though civil defense officials say no release of hydrogen sulfide has been detected at the plant.

Sourcing Renewables - May 28, 2018

Corporate sourcing of RE hit 465 TWh hours in 2017

Companies in 75 countries combined to source 465 terawatt hours (TWh) of renewable energy in 2017, an amount close to the overall electricity demand of France.

Energy Storage - May 28, 2018

U of Texas develops new solar storage system

The University of Texas’s Cockrell School of Engineering has developed a system integrating solar power and storage systems with the potential to halve costs.

Sourcing Renewables - May 26, 2018

Weekend reads: Battery boom roadblock; NJ leads the way & more

Kick back and relax with these must-read energy stories from around the web:

GHG Emissions - May 25, 2018

Hilton commits to emissions cuts

Hilton Hotels announced a new goal to reduce carbon emissions by 61% by 2030, created in conjunction with the Science Based Targets initiative.

Sourcing Renewables - May 25, 2018

U of Maine considers biomass, solar

A new proposal at the University of Maine’s Orono campus calls for a woodchip-fueled power plant and a solar array to provide green power.

May 24, 2018

Colgate-Palmolive surpasses GHG reduction goal

Colgate-Palmolive announced it has surpassed its 2020 science-based climate goal of reducing absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from manufacturing of 25% vs. a 2002 baseline, reaching a 27.7% reduction in 2017.

Sourcing Renewables - May 24, 2018

Growth of E-buses to outpace E-cars

Sales of electric buses are expected to jump by 84% by 2030, while cars will grow by 28% in the same period. Overall, the electrification of road transport will move into top gear in the second half of the 2020s, thanks to tumbling battery costs and larger-scale manufacturing.

GHG Emissions - May 23, 2018

ExxonMobil reveals GHG reduction measures

ExxonMobil announced on May 23 a series of greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction measures that are expected to lead to significant improvements in emissions performance by 2020, including a 15% decrease in methane emissions and a 25% reduction in flaring.

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