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GHG Emissions - May 3, 2024

Spruce Root Adds Heat Pumps Powered by RE

Spruce Root, a southeast Alaska nonprofit and Community Development Financial Institution, will receive a $2.5 million U.S. DOE grant for a heat pump deployment project for Prince of Wales Island.

Sourcing Renewables - May 3, 2024

Microsoft to Add 10.5 GW RE in Largest-Ever Corporate PPA

Microsoft announced the signing of a global renewable energy framework agreement to contribute to the software company's goal of having 100% of its electricity consumption 100% of the time matched by zero carbon energy purchases by 2030. The five-year agreement is a first-of-its-kind global framework agreement that is almost eight times larger than the largest single corporate PPA ever signed.

Sourcing Renewables - May 3, 2024

Smart Energy Voices Podcast: Episode 101 | Heard at Net Zero Forum: What's Old, New, and Next for Hourly Carbon-Free Matching

In this episode, we join experts during the opening session of the Net Zero Forum Spring for important updates on hourly carbon-free energy matching. The session, titled "What's Old, New, and Next for Hourly Carbon-Free Matching Products" and presented by Constellation, sheds light on the changing landscape of clean energy and the importance of hourly 24/7 carbon-free energy as a new industry standard.

Solar - May 3, 2024

Anaheim Transportation Opens Solar-Powered EV Charging

The Anaheim Transportation Network in California opened its solar-powered EV charging hub, “The Charge,” that will provide charging for its fleet of 80 battery electric buses.

Solar - May 3, 2024

Cisco, Juniper Networks, Sign Aggregated Solar VPPA

Through the Sustainability Roundtable, Inc.'s Net Zero Consortium for Buyers, Cisco, Juniper Networks, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Cadence Design Systems, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., PTC, and a large healthcare company signed an aggregated virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA).

Sourcing Renewables - May 2, 2024