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News  -  September 11, 2024

McDonald’s Achieves Progress on Emissions Decrease

September 11, 2024

McDonald's announced its Scope 1 emissions were reduced by 6% in 2023 from 2018....read more

News  -  September 11, 2024

DOE Funds EV Charging, Solar for 32 Entities

September 11, 2024

The U.S. Department of Energy announced $20.5 million in funding was awarded to 32 states, territories, local governments, and Tribes through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program. ...read more

News  -  September 11, 2024

Sysco Adds Electric Tractors

September 11, 2024

Sysco Corporation, a food distributor, announced the arrival of eight heavy-duty electric tractors to its fleet in Victoria, which serves over 1,500 customers including restaurants, healthcare and education customers. ...read more

Research  -  September 11, 2024

Case Study: Largest Solar and BESS Installation on O’ahu to Energize ~10,000 Homes

Type: Article
Date Published: 9/11/2024
Primary Topic: Energy Storage

September 11, 2024

How did the Kūpono Solar installation – a partnership with a utility, the Navy, and an energy services provider – transform underutilized land to host a solar and storage system that will power ~10,000 homes on O'ahu, Hawai'i with clean and reliable energy? In this case study from Ameresco, learn how the largest solar and BESS facility on the island is creating a pathway to energy independence....read more

Columns  -  August 26, 2024 - By Natasha Headland, NREL

Soft Cost Analysis of EV Charging Infrastructure Informs Transition to an Electric Fleet

August 26, 2024 - By Natasha Headland, NREL

Private and public electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) are essential to the transformation of the transportation sector, yet associated expenses outside of the actual hardware, software, and construction called “soft costs” are not well understood. A new multilaboratory initiative led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) aims to find pathways to reduce soft costs for EVSE installation....read more

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