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Toyota Boshoku America, Inc. (TBA), a global automotive supplier, announced the addition of a 5,650-kWdc solar energy project to power operations at the Toyota Boshoku Illinois, LLC (TBIL) plant in Lawrenceville, Illinois.

Insulet Corporation made significant progress in the generation of renewable energy by adding a second solar installation at its manufacturing facility and corporate headquarters in Acton, Massachusetts.

Loyola University Maryland and St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church are adding solar power via an innovative project in Maryland.

Navy housing communities installed rooftop solar systems at five locations in Florida, including Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Naval Air Station Key West, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Naval Air Station Whiting Field and Naval Station Mayport.

SunOpta, a manufacturer of organic, plant-based beverages, fruit snacks, nutritional beverages, broths and tea products, announced its achievements for 2023 include installing 742 solar panels to reduce 317 metric tons of carbon dioxide annually.

In this episode, we join experts during the opening session of the Net Zero Forum Spring for important updates on hourly carbon-free energy matching. The session, titled "What's Old, New, and Next for Hourly Carbon-Free Matching Products" and presented by Constellation, sheds light on the changing landscape of clean energy and the importance of hourly 24/7 carbon-free energy as a new industry standard.

The Anaheim Transportation Network in California opened its solar-powered EV charging hub, “The Charge,” that will provide charging for its fleet of 80 battery electric buses.

Microsoft announced the signing of a global renewable energy framework agreement to contribute to the software company's goal of having 100% of its electricity consumption 100% of the time matched by zero carbon energy purchases by 2030. The five-year agreement is a first-of-its-kind global framework agreement that is almost eight times larger than the largest single corporate PPA ever signed.

Through the Sustainability Roundtable, Inc.'s Net Zero Consortium for Buyers, Cisco, Juniper Networks, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Cadence Design Systems, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., PTC, and a large healthcare company signed an aggregated virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA).

BeiGene, Ltd., a global oncology company, is implementing a strategy that includes energy efficiency projects and renewable energy purchases, including installing solar panels on its manufacturing facilities to help it lower emissions.