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Commercial - March 31, 2023

Amazon Signs PPAs for Global Wind and Solar

Amazon has signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) for wind and solar projects across Europe, the U.S., and Asia-Pacific. The agreements are another step on Amazon's path to power its operations with 100% renewable energy by 2025, five years ahead of its original commitment to do so by 2030.

Hydro - March 31, 2023

Puget Sound Energy Announces Long-Term Hydropower Contract

Puget Sound Energy (PSE) and Chelan County Public Utility District (PUD) are joining forces to power Puget with renewable hydropower in the long term. This 20-year contract gives Puget the environmentally friendly infrastructure to achieve future renewable energy goals and flexibly fulfill Washington’s energy needs.

March 31, 2023

Northrop Grumman Reduces Emissions by 11%

Northrop Grumman Corporation, an aerospace and defense technology company, achieved an 11% reduction in GHG emissions compared to 2019 and obtained 10% of electricity from renewable sources, as reported in its latest Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report.

GHG Emissions - March 31, 2023

QIAGEN Receives Approval from SBTi

QIAGEN N.V. announced that its emissions reduction targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

Energy Efficiency - March 30, 2023

Boston University Adds BMS for City’s Largest Net-Zero Building

Boston University has selected its building management system (BMS) and fault detection and diagnostics (FDD) platform for continuous commissioning at its Center for Computing and Data Sciences. The newly completed education center is the largest net-zero building in Boston.

Energy Efficiency - March 30, 2023

Holcim US Commits to 100% Renewable Energy at Cement Plant

Holcim US announced its commitment to optimize operations at its Portland cement plant in Florence, Colorado by introducing large-scale solar power and battery energy storage. The company aspires to power all US operations with 100% renewable energy

Distributed Energy Resources - March 30, 2023

BAE Systems Partners to Build Battery for Electric Airplane

BAE Systems, an aerospace and defense company, announced a collaboration with Heart Aerospace, a Swedish electric airplane maker, to define the battery system for Heart’s ES-30 regional electric airplane.

March 30, 2023

Mercedes-Benz Aims to Lower Emissions By 80%

Mercedes-Benz is aiming for an 80% cut in CO2 emissions from its own production by 2030, using new green energy assets including solar and onshore and offshore wind power.

Distributed Energy Resources - March 29, 2023

Ford to Build 500,000 EV Trucks Annually at New Mega-Campus

Ford's BlueOval City mega-campus will be capable of producing 500,000 EV trucks annually at full production, the company announced. The electric vehicle and battery manufacturing campus in West Tennessee begins production in 2025 and will be home to Ford’s second-generation electric truck.

GHG Emissions - March 29, 2023

SED's 2023 Net Zero Forum/Spring Wrap-Up

Smart Energy Decisions' spring edition of the Net Zero Forum, held March 15-17 at La Cantera Resort & Spa in San Antonio, Texas, brought together a community of energy customers and suppliers to develop and execute net zero strategies and other sustainability goals.

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