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Novartis announced Nov. 19 that it will become the first pharmaceutical company to achieve 100% renewable electricity in its European operations through VPPAs following the completion of five such agreements with three developers.

Nucor Corporation announced Nov. 13 that it has entered into a 15-year VPPA for 250 MW from a Texas solar plant.

The Virtual Renewable Sourcing Forum, set for December 7-11, 2020, has announced two high profile keynote speakers, general session presentations, sponsors, and almost 40 large electric powers as attendees.

A new report found that 20% of large U.S. commercial and industrial facilities would financially and operationally benefit from on-site, behind-the-meter wind energy projects.

As we look forward to the winter edition of the Virtual Renewable Energy Sourcing Forum, December 7-11, let's take a look back at our summer VRESF. This Insights report, part of our continuing series, offers a recap of each general session to give you the flavor of this thought-provoking and actionable content.

Volvo Trucks North America announced Oct. 19 that it received an award of $21.7 million in grants from the U.S. EPA and South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) to deploy 70 electric trucks in Southern California for regional freight distribution and drayage.

Two new episodes of the Beyond the Meter podcast series have been released, featuring guests from Kroger discussing “Teaming on Sustainability” and Ithaca College and Cal Poly on “Evolving Energy Strategies in Higher Ed.”

Audi Australia recently announced that it is committed to 100% renewable energy starting in 2021.

Arkema announced Oct. 7 that it placed its first-ever Green Bond that will finance its new world-scale plant in Singapore.

EVRAZ North America will soon power their Pueblo, Colo., steel mill with solar power from a new 300 MW project that was recently financed in a $285 million deal.