Industrial

Wind - September 23, 2022

Whirlpool Signs VPPA

Whirlpool Corp. announced that it has entered into a second wind VPPA to accelerate progress towards its commitment to reach Net Zero (Scopes 1 and 2) emissions in its plants and operations by 2030.

Solar - September 21, 2022

PPG to Add Solar at Michigan Plant

PPG announced a 1.5 MW agreement with Constellation that will help PPG purchase renewable energy equivalent to the annual electricity use of its Adrian, Michigan automotive adhesives and sealants manufacturing facility beginning in 2024.

September 20, 2022

Takeda Signs VPPA

Takeda announced the signing of a long-term VPPA for the electricity delivered to the power grid from a 79 MW portion of Enel’s Seven Cowboy wind project in Oklahoma.

Sourcing Renewables - September 19, 2022

Xcel Energy to Use Zero Carbon Hydrogen

Xcel Energy’s Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant in Welch, Minnesota will install an electrolyzer to augment existing clean energy nuclear infrastructure.

September 13, 2022

Union Pacific Issues Green Bonds

Union Pacific Corporation issued a $600 million green bond offering to fund investments aimed at decarbonizing the company’s footprint and achieving set emissions reduction targets.

Sourcing Renewables - September 7, 2022

Suntory Uses Green Hydrogen to Decarbonize Hakushu Distillery

Suntory Holdings signed a basic agreement with Yamanashi Prefecture to collaborate on decarbonizing Suntory Hakushu Distillery and Suntory Minami Alps Hakushu Water Plant located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

Solar - August 29, 2022

Sycamore Adds Microgrid in Pennsylvania

Sycamore International, a technology recycling company, installed a 115 kW DC solar array to form a microgrid which will reduce peak electricity demand and provide back-up power.

Solar - August 24, 2022

Sealed Air Invests in Solar

Sealed Air invested $9 million in a solar farm that is now powering its Madera, California manufacturing facility.

August 24, 2022

Crown Holdings Increased Renewable Power Use

Crown Holdings, Inc., a supplier of rigid packaging products, achieved an 11% reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions and 30% of electricity used in 2021 was consumed from renewable sources.

August 24, 2022 - By Dana Clare Redden, Solar Stewards

New Frameworks for Clean Energy: We're Not In Kansas Anymore

Can you feel a Brand New Day? In this column from DiCE (Diversity in Clean Energy), Dana Clare Redden cheers the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act while reminding the industry of the historically excluded communities who continue to hold cautious hope for a more equitable energy paradigm.