Energy Management Articles | Page 58

In a big step to bring significant resources to development of a statewide building performance standard (BPS) proposal, Gov. Newsom signed Senate Bill 48, the Building Energy Savings Act (SB 48), on October 7. In this column from IMT, dive into what's included in the law and how its approach to BPS could serve as a national model for building decarbonization and grid reliability.

Southwest Airlines Co. announced an offtake agreement for up to 680 million gallons of neat sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Marshfield Business Park in Baltimore is now equipped with a 4.6-MWdc, multimodal solar system installation called the Kelso Drive solar project that will offset more than 4,110 metric tons of CO2 annually.

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a science and technology company, will cover 100% of its current electricity purchases in the European Union (EU) and Switzerland with renewable energy certificates from 2025 onwards.

Porsche AG signed an agreement for the supply of CO₂-reduced steel to lower emissions at the auto company.

Six Flags Magic Mountain announced the ground breaking of a new 12.37-megawatt solar carport and energy storage system.

Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. (AMP), a global supplier of metal beverage cans, announced its share of renewable electricity has increased by 25% since 2021.

Simon, a shopping, dining, entertainment and mixed-use destinations real estate company, plans to add electric vehicle charging stations.