Energy Management Articles
Weekend Reads: Amazon Dominates Private EV Charging; Greener Wastewater Could Save Billions
It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web.
Oregon Government Building Receives Energy Efficiency Upgrades
Columbia County, Oregon, signed an Energy Savings Performance Contract to make the historic John Gumm building more energy efficient.
RTX Signs Renewable Electricity Deal
RTX announced it signed an agreement for 12 of the company's Texas facilities to receive 100% renewable electricity.
Smart Energy Voices Podcast: Episode 100 - Heard at Net Zero Forum - Women in Smart Energy
We’re celebrating the 100th episode of Smart Energy Voices with a showcase of women leaders who are driving sustainability in the energy sector. As recorded at the recent Net Zero Forum Spring, 2024 WISE (Women in Smart Energy) winners Renée Yarmy, Eryn Beddoes and Leigh Pearson discuss advancing net-zero efforts, workforce development, the value of mentorship, improving gender diversity in STEM and energy, and their personal motivations.
Milliken & Co Lowers Indexed Emissions by 25%
Diversified global manufacturer Milliken & Company announced the company reduced indexed GHG emissions by 25% and increased renewable energy use to 100,000 megawatt hours per year.
General Mills Lowers Emissions by 7%, Adds RE
General Mills reduced total value chain emissions by 7% and further reduced Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 12% through 2023 and 51% compared to its 2020 baseline.
Fort Bliss Tests Geothermal Initiative
Fort Bliss in Texas and the U.S. Army and the Defense Innovation Unit will begin a geothermal initiative to receive clean energy.
Zoetis Signs Wind VPPA
Zoetis Inc., an animal health company, signed a virtual power purchase agreement for a 50-megawatt portion of a Texas wind farm.
DOE Allocates $54 Million for EV Charging Infrastructure
The Biden-Harris Administration announced a $54 million funding opportunity for EV charging infrastructure through President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Volvo Cars Deploys Biogas in China
Volvo Cars announced its Taizhou manufacturing plant made the switch to biogas, making it the company’s first plant in China to achieve climate-neutral status.
Bona Adds RE in US, Germany, Sweden
Bona — a global, sustainably driven company that supplies products for installing, renovating, maintaining and restoring flooring — announced investments in renewable energy at facilities in Sweden, Germany and the United States.
Reducing Corporate Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Guide to Scope 1, 2 and 3 Emissions
As public awareness grows around the issue of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, corporations are looking to reduce their carbon footprint and lessen their emissions impacts. Constellation's white paper, "Reducing Corporate Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Guide to Scope 1, 2 and 3 Emissions" can help kickstart these efforts.
Donaldson Co Lowers Emissions by 25%
Donaldson Company, Inc., a worldwide manufacturer of innovative filtration products and solutions, announced it reduced total Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 25% and grew renewable energy usage by 21% over fiscal year 2021.
Tyler Technologies Updates Scope 3 Accounting
Tyler Technologies, Inc., a provider of integrated software and technology services for the public sector, added three new categories to its Scope 3 GHG inventory accounting and conducted several energy efficiency projects.
Boeing Purchases 9.4M Gallons Blended SAF
Boeing is purchasing 9.4 million gallons of blended sustainable aviation fuel to support its 2024 U.S. commercial operations, reducing its carbon emissions.
Hexaware Technologies Installs Solar, Improves Energy Efficiency
Hexaware Technologies, a global technology provider, installed rooftop solar systems across its operations, resulting in a 1.84 MW solar power generation capacity and preventing 1,748 tons of CO2 emissions annually.
Ziff Davis Emissions Targets Approved by SBTi
Ziff Davis, Inc. announced the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validated its GHG emissions reduction targets of lowering its Scope 1 and 2 GHG by 50% by 2030 and Scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services and capital goods by 51.6% by 2030.
RMR Group Lowers Emissions by 33%
The RMR Group, an alternative asset management company, achieved progress toward its environmental goals, including a 33.2% reduction in Scopes 1 and 2 GHG emissions and a 26.7% reduction in energy consumption measured from a 2019 baseline.
CTtransit Upgrades Electric Bus Charging
CTtransit, a public transit provider in Connecticut, upgraded the charging mechanism for its electric buses.
Chick-fil-A Launches California Solar Microgrid
Chick-fil-A Mendocino Avenue located in Santa Rosa, California, is the second Chick-fil-A® restaurant to install a solar-powered microgrid system.
Atlantic Offshore Wind Transmission Study
The Atlantic Offshore Wind Transmission Study, presented by the U.S. Department of Energy and co-led by NREL and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, evaluated coordinated transmission solutions that would enable offshore wind energy deployment along the U.S. Atlantic Coast, which are critical to achieving state clean energy goals.
Green Lease Leaders Announced
The Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Better Buildings Initiative announced the 2024 Green Lease Leaders at the Better Buildings, Better Plants Summit.
Principal Financial Group Lowers Emissions by 14.6%
Principal Financial Group decreased its global Scope 1 and 2 market-based GHG emissions by 14.6% in 2023.
Bali Express Adds Electric Freight Trucks to Fleet
Bali Express, a trucking and warehousing services provider, announced the crossing of a Class 8 heavy-duty electric freight truck from the U.S. into Mexico, utilizing recently built charging infrastructure.
Fortera Deploys Green Cement Plant
Fortera, a materials technology company, opened its Redding ReCarb® Plant, an industrial green cement and carbon mineralization facility in North America.
Weekend Reads: SBTi Staff Revolt; Is Climate Change Rewiring Fish Brains?
It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web:
Pace University: Coordinated Energy Management Strategy
To stay on track with their energy commitments, Pace University created a Coordinated Energy Management program that is focused on eliminating wasteful energy behaviors. In this column from Better Buildings, learn how the university brought on two full-time energy specialists to improve building management systems by matching HVAC equipment to occupancy, providing continuous audits of building space, enforcing a set point policy, and alerting facilities staff of equipment that may be wasting energy.
Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians Adds Solar Microgrid
A new microgrid project funded by the state of California will support energy sovereignty for the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians.
Piscataway Township to Implement Renewable Upgrades
Piscataway Township in New Jersey has made several upgrades, including implementing solar energy to power two-thirds of the township’s electricity needs, modernizing HVAC and lighting systems, and installing 28 EV charging stations for public use.
EU Council Adopts Rules to Improve Energy Performance
The European Council formally adopted a revised directive on the energy performance of buildings to help lower GHG emissions and energy poverty in the EU.
