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Though the majority of Amazon's recent renewable energy deals have been inked for its cloud computing segment, Amazon Web Services, the parent company announced its very own Sept. 15.

Having just surpassed its 2020 goal of using 125 MW of renewable energy in its U.S. operations, General Motors announced a bold new one.

Houston-based independent power producer NRG Energy Inc. has won a bid to purchase approximately 2,100 MW of renewable energy projects owned by SunEdison Inc., which is in the midst of bankruptcy proceedings.

Ball Corp., best known for its early production of glass jars and lids, has joined a growing number of U.S. manufacturers turning to renewable energy to help power their operations.

Continuing on its clean power acquisition binge, Southern Co. subsidiary Southern Power on Aug. 29 announced its purchase of a 147 MW wind facility from Apex Clean Energy.

Salesforce.com procured 37% of its electricity from clean and renewable sources in fiscal year 2016, according to the company's recently published sustainability report.

With series of recent announcements, General Motors is proving that renewable energy can power American manufacturing. In this exclusive interview, GM's executive director of global environmental compliance and sustainability discusses the automaker's energy strategy and its vision for the future.

In an inaugural "Carbon Clean 200" list, two corporate sustainability advocacy organizations have ranked global public companies according to total revenue generated from clean energy.