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Firmenich announced Feb. 25 that all of its operations worldwide are now powered by 100% renewable electricity.

Garanti BBVA, a Turkish-based global financial institution, announced Feb. 24 that they will source all of the 90 million kWh used in 813 branches and 45 corporate buildings from 100% renewable energy sources by the end of 2020.

Ernst & Young (EY) will be carbon neutral by the end of 2020, according to an announcement made Jan. 30.

A global producer of Nylon 6.6 fibers is now operating from an on-site cogeneration power plant that allows them to use natural gas at its main manufacturing facility.

Six dairy farms in Western New York are joining a biogas generation project that is expected to produce about 305,000 MMBtu of renewable natural gas each year.

Shiloh Industries announced Feb. 18 that they are continuing toward their goal of carbon neutrality with the addition of two facilities using 100% certified renewable electrical energy in Europe.

Vassar College has announced their newest initiative to promote sustainability: purchasing 100% of their energy from renewable sources.

Shell is expanding its investment in renewable energy through a multi-year power offtake deal that will make possible the construction of a 100 MW battery story project in England – the biggest in Europe to date.

Over the past 10 extraordinary years, the United States has fundamentally overhauled how it produces, delivers and consumes energy. The 2020 edition of the Sustainable Energy in America Factbook – produced for the Business Council for Sustainable Energy by BloombergNEF – looks at the U.S. energy transformation of the past decade (2010 – 2019).

Einstein Bros. Bagels announced Feb. 17 a new energy agreement that will cover 100% of the electricity needs for their locations in Texas with renewable energy.