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Wind  -  August 24, 2020

Shape-shifting: Why a turbine’s shape is your most important asset

In today’s highly competitive and wind-saturated markets, some turbines have an overlooked advantage potentially worth over $10 million on a standard wind belt project. In this white paper, Vestas explains how the shape of a turbine’s production—how much energy it produces at which wind speeds—can drastically impact the average price of the electricity it generates.
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Sourcing Renewables  -  August 21, 2020

Pennsylvania colleges recognized for renewable energy

Swarthmore College and Chatham University ranked at the top tier of colleges in the United States sourcing 100% renewable electricity, along with four other Pennsylvania colleges and universities.
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Microgrids  -  August 20, 2020

Luxury property portfolio in Baja receives clean energy microgrids

International Land Alliance announced Aug. 19 that they will begin powering their portfolio of resort properties with clean energy from a microgrid system.
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Sourcing Renewables  -  August 19, 2020

Love's Travel Stops plans six-state EV charging installation

Love’s Travel Stops announced Aug. 18 that they have entered into a partnership with Electrify America to bring public electric vehicle charging stations to seven locations in six U.S. states.
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August 17, 2020 - By Debra Chanil, Smart Energy Decisions

Sustainability Programs During COVID-19: There’s a will… but is there a way?

As the energy industry faces the continuing shock of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s becoming clear that organizations want to hold firm to their sustainability strategies, even as budget uncertainty and competing priorities may get in the way. Smart Energy Decisions, in partnership with BloombergNEF, fielded a survey among energy executives to measure the current impact of COVID-10 on a series of sustainability factors as well as what they anticipate the impact to be as we move through re-openings and economic recovery.
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Sourcing Renewables  -  August 17, 2020

DOE releases new tech for scaling large energy systems

The U.S. Department of Energy announced Aug. 12 a new research platform that will allow the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to explore solutions for implementing integrated energy systems at scale.
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Sourcing Renewables  -  August 15, 2020

Weekend reads: Jeff Bezos' secret climate change project; Biden-Harris ticket to prioritize environmental action

It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web.
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GHG Emissions  -  August 14, 2020

Flex increases RE portfolio 10%, slashes emissions

Flex announced Aug. 12 that they successfully increased their renewable energy use by 10% and decreased their emissions by 3% in 2019.
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Energy Efficiency  -  August 14, 2020

Smart Energy Voices Podcast Digs Deep with Industry Movers and Shakers

Smart Energy Decisions announces the debut on August 14 of “Smart Energy Voices,” a podcast series featuring conversations with leaders of the energy transition. In each episode, Smart Energy Decisions founder John Failla digs deep with industry movers and shakers to reveal insights you can learn from in their stories, personalities, and visions for the future.
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Microgrids  -  August 13, 2020

DataBank to supplement Atlanta data center with new microgrid

DataBank announced Aug. 12 that they installed a microgrid, featuring a natural gas and diesel generator, energy cells and a battery bank, at their ATL1 data center in midtown Atlanta.
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