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Anheuser-Busch announced on May 3 that it has placed an order for up to 800 hydrogen-electric powered semi-trucks from Nikola Motor Company. The zero-emission trucks, which will be able to travel between 500 and 1,200 miles and be refilled within 20 minutes

A total of 36 businesses, government agencies, and universities have agreed to purchase 3.3 gigawatts of wind and solar power so far this year, setting a pace that could shatter the previous high of 4.8 gigawatts of deals for all of 2017.

Medline announced the completion of a new solar installation, a 1.1-megawatt system in Rialto, Calif. The system, Medline’s second in North America and fifth worldwide, is estimated to generate power equivalent to 75% of the facility’s usage

Nestlé Waters North America signed a PPA with Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) to allow its Sacramento facility to be powered by 100% renewable energy. Nestlé Waters is the only food and beverage company in Sacramento to pur

Among the milestones reported in the 2017 Harvard Sustainability Report was a 30% reduction in net GHG emissions from 2006 to 2017.

The Northwest Ohio Wind Farm was unveiled by General Motors and Starwood Energy Group on Apr. 30 in Paulding County, Ohio. Power purchased from the 100-megawatt wind project, currently under construction, will help offset the power used at GM’s Ohio and Indiana manufacturing facilities with renewable energy.

Construction was recently completed on a 1.2-megawatt ground-mounted solar array for the Otis Elevator Company at their facility in Florence, S.C.

Goldman Sachs is at 95% of its 100% renewable energy goal for 2020, according to the company’s 2017 Environmental, Social and Governance Report.

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City Furniture announced the pre-order of five all-electric Semi trucks as the next step in the company’s "green" approach to all facets of its business. The company expects to use these trucks to transport merchandise from its main distribution center in Tamarac, Fla.