Sourcing Renewables | Page 92

The mission of BOSS (Black Owners of Solar Services) is to combine and leverage the collective power of its members to lead actionable solutions for sustained access to equitable opportunities in clean energy production, distribution, and storage for Black-owned businesses. In this Policy Brief, BOSS provides an overview of national policy developments and opportunities that will galvanize a more equitable clean energy economy where Black-owned businesses are central to helping America reach its climate resilience goals.

Forest River, a Berkshire Hathaway company, and Lightning eMotors are partnering on the production of zero-emissions Class 4 and Class 5 shuttle buses.

Total Transport Services Inc signed Aug. 11 a trial agreement with Hyzon Motors to act as the first customer trial of their new hydrogen fuel cell-powered heavy-duty truck.

Protective Life Corporation will soon be powering its Birmingham corporate headquarters with 100% renewable energy.

Waitrose and Shell will be expanding their partnership by adding 800 new electric vehicle charging points at as many as 100 Waitrose store parking lots across the UK by 2025.

Renewable energy projects offer myriad benefits to our climate and communities alike. Although power purchasers focus on the amount of energy procured, other project benefits offer the opportunity to align your organization’s vision and mission with its investment. In "Beyond Price" from Apex Clean Energy, you’ll learn how these additional attributes become an opportunity to communicate your organization’s values and priorities.

RackBank Datacenters completed an agreement to source renewable energy for its hyper-scale data center in India.

FedEx Ground will soon be purchasing 120 zero-emission electric trucks for 35 different operators based in California, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Texas.

With the release of its 2021 ESG Report, The Home Depot reported a 22% reduction in carbon intensity while at the same time growing the business by nearly 20%. Additional progress for the year included LED lighting upgrades, participation in demand mitigation programs, and expanded use of fuel cells and solar power. This excerpted report features "5 Takeaways" The Home Depot learned while navigating a year unlike any other.

The City Council of Tampa, Fla., passed a resolution Aug. 5 calling for municipal operations to transition to 100% renewable energy by 2035.