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Solar - January 28, 2021
Solar array covers 100% of the University of Richmond's power needs
The University of Richmond (UR) announced on Jan. 27 that its new Spider Solar project is online. This makes UR one of only two higher education institutions in the U.S., and the first in the Southeast, to match 100% of its electricity needs with a single solar power source.
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Solar - January 28, 2021
CyrusOne powers Texas data centers with renewables
CyrusOne, a global data center real estate investment trust, announced on Jan. 26 that the company will purchase renewable energy to power two of its data centers in Texas.
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Sourcing Renewables - January 27, 2021
Despite 2020 challenges, corporate clean energy buying grew 18%
BNEF announced on Jan. 26 that its research shows that corporations purchased a record 23.7 GW of clean energy in 2020, up from 20.1 GW in 2019 and 13.6GW in 2018. The increase came despite the COVID-19 pandemic, a global recession and uncertain federal policy.
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Solar - January 26, 2021
Celanese extends PPA to include solar energy
Celanese Corporation, a global chemical and specialty materials company, announced on Jan. 26 that it has extended a contract to incorporate a solar power component into the electricity supply mix for its acetyl intermediates chemical manufacturing facility.
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January 26, 2021
Clorox uses 100% renewable electricity in U.S. and Canada
The Clorox Company announced on Jan. 25 that it has achieved its goal of 100% renewable electricity for its U.S. and Canadian operations four years earlier than planned.
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GHG Emissions - January 26, 2021
Mastercard commits to net-zero emissions
Mastercard announced on Jan. 26 that it has pledged to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 by decarbonizing its operations and supply chains.
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Solar - January 22, 2021
Danone signs PPA for power from Europe's largest PV plant
Danone announced on Jan. 21 that it has signed a long-term PPA to obtain power from Europe's biggest photovoltaic plant. The move will allow the global food company to power its plants and factories in Spain with 100% renewable electricity.
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Solar - January 21, 2021
Clean energy programs power New York State communities
New York State announced on Jan. 20 that it added three new community choice aggregation programs (CCA) in 2020 to more than 100,000 utility account holders in twelve communities. CCA programs help residents save money in addition to supporting local economic growth and helping to meet state climate goals.
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GHG Emissions - January 19, 2021
Massachusetts governor vetoes climate bill
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker (R) vetoed a bill on Jan 14 that would update the state’s carbon emissions goals to make the state “net neutral” by 2050, citing that the bill didn’t do enough to help cities and towns adapt to the effects of climate change.
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Finance - January 19, 2021
Energy transition investment reached $500 billion in 2020
On Jan. 19 BloombergNEF (BNEF) announced a new broad measure of energy transition investment showing global record-breaking 2020 commitments to decarbonization totaling $501.3 billion. This beats the previous year by 9% despite the economic disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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