Smart Energy Decisions News

Kao Data announced July 19 that it has become the U.K.’s first data center to use hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) to power all its backup generators.

Revel, the electric mobility company, plans to enhance the resilience of New York City’s grid and optimize the charging of its electric mopeds through participation in a virtual power plant.

Communities near the Garamba National Park and Congo Peace School recently received solar power installations through a non-profit initiative that will bring reliable and clean power to the area.

Price Chopper/Market 32 expects to reduce its energy costs by $2 million annually through a new energy efficiency project implemented in five Connecticut retail locations.

Nucor Corporation plans to reduce the emissions intensity of its steel mills 77% through the execution of emissions reduction strategies.

Barings recently announced its intention to achieve net-zero emissions by 2030 and plans to fully offset emissions beginning from the start of 2021.

General Electric announced in a new sustainability report its ambition to be carbon neutral in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030 and fully net-zero, including Scope 3 emissions from the use of its sold products, by 2050.

Yamaha Motor Co. announced plans to achieve full carbon neutrality across all business activities, including the life cycles of its products, by 2050.

IBM announced a new target to source 75% renewable electricity by 2025 and 90% by 2030 on its way to achieving net-zero emissions by 2030.