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Solar - April 8, 2021
Maud's Coffee & Tea Now Using 100% Solar Energy
Intelligent Blends, the parent company of Maud's Coffee & Tea announced that it is now using solar-powered energy for the production of all of its house blends and certified recyclable pods.
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Solar - April 8, 2021
Facebook Buys Power from Floating Solar Farm
Facebook announced the purchase of 5 MW of solar power from the largest floating solar in Singapore, located in the Straits of Johor.
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Sourcing Renewables - April 7, 2021
Record-breaking 260+ GW of Renewable Energy Added Globally in 2020
More than 260 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy capacity were added around the world, an increase of almost 50% over expansion in 2019 and beating both estimates and records. According to data released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), more than 80% of all new electricity capacity added in 2020 was renewable, with solar and wind accounting for 91% of new renewables.
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Solar - April 6, 2021
PepsiCo Bottling Facility in N.J. Adds Rooftop Solar
PepsiCo's bottling facility in Piscataway, N.J. now has a 992,800-watt roof-mounted solar array. The project is part of a corporate initiative to achieve 100% renewable electricity for PepsiCo’s U.S.-based operations.
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April 6, 2021
Colorado Mountain College Partners for New Solar + Storage
Colorado Mountain College has signed a PPA to host a solar power and energy storage project on its Glenwood Springs campus in return for RECs. Ameresco will build and operate the project, selling the power generated to Holy Cross Energy, which will administer the RECs to the college.
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Solar - April 6, 2021
City of Perry Gains Solar Project on former Brownfield Site
The city of Perry, Iowa, will install a 1-megawatt solar facility on the town's western edge. The site is a remediated brownfield area where the city has worked for several years to build a renewable energy project.
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Solar - March 30, 2021
Facebook and General Motors add solar from TVA project
Facebook and General Motors will participate in the Tennessee Valley Authority's Green Invest renewable energy program, allowing the TVA to build the Logan County solar farm, featuring the largest solar plus storage project in its Kentucky service area.
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GHG Emissions - March 30, 2021
Jeep expands EV access at off-road trailheads
The Jeep® brand announced March 26 that it is installing Jeep-branded EV charging stations at or near the trailheads of off-road trails over the next year, in conjunction with the launch of the 2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid.
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Solar - March 29, 2021
New Solar Initiatives & Technologies to Cut Costs for DOE Goal
The US Department of Energy announced a target to cut the cost of solar energy by 60% in the next ten years, along with nearly $128 billion in funding to lower costs, improve performance, and speed the deployment of solar energy technologies.
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Sourcing Renewables - March 27, 2021
Weekend reads: Biden looks to clean energy in recovery plan; Powering Scottish EVs with ocean waves
It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web.
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