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Sourcing Renewables - April 13, 2020

Virginia governor signs Clean Economy Act into law

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed into law this week the Virginia Clean Economy Act, which promotes energy efficiency, sets a schedule for closing old fossil fuel power plants and requires 100% of electricity to come from renewable sources by 2045.

Sourcing Renewables - April 11, 2020

Weekend Reads: The RE rebellion; Fixing the economy AND climate

It's the weekend! Kick back, catch up and stay safe with these must-read articles from around the web.

Sourcing Renewables - April 10, 2020

California county cuts bus fleet emissions 40% with EVs

Tri Delta Transit managed to cut emissions by 40% by converting part of their city bus fleet to electric models and using a new charging software platform.

Wind - April 10, 2020

Wind turbine materials market expected to double by 2026

A new report from Frost & Sullivan suggests that the wind turbine materials market is likely to almost double at a compound annual growth rate of 8.9% due to the increasing demand for renewable energy amid volatile oil prices worldwide.

Sourcing Renewables - April 9, 2020

City of Princeton launches community RE program

The City of Princeton, N.J., announced April 7 a new community renewable energy program that will provide an electric supply with 50% renewable energy content to residents at a slightly cheaper price than the local utility.

GHG Emissions - April 8, 2020

AECOM's target for 20% emissions cut approved by SBTi

AECOM has announced a goal to reduce scope 1 and 2 emissions by 20% and supply chain emissions by 10% before 2025 and it has been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

April 8, 2020

Ingka Group buys into two U.S. solar projects for IKEA stores

Ingka Group, the owner of 380 IKEA stores in 30 countries, finalized the takeover of two U.S. solar projects that have a total capacity of 403 MW.

Sourcing Renewables - April 7, 2020

Renewables' share of market stays strong despite falling gas prices

Renewable energy is expected to account for nearly 21% of the electricity in the United States this year, the highest percentage ever, despite falling oil and gas prices as the COVID-19 crisis upends the world economy.

Sourcing Renewables - April 7, 2020

NY establishes office to expedite renewable project approval

The State of New York has created an Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) that will expedite the process of approving new renewables projects larger than 25 MW and moving carbon-free electricity to load centers.

Industrial - April 6, 2020

Chile's Centinela mines to be powered with 100% clean energy

Antofagasta announced April 1 that they have signed a PPA that will allow them to source 100% of the energy needed to power their Centinela copper mines from renewable sources by 2022.

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