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Month: December 2011

Google, KKR Invest in 88 MW of Solar PV Facilities in Sacramento District

Google and global investment firm KKR have made a significant investment into a portfolio of solar photovoltaic (PV) facilities serving the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) held by Recurrent Energy. The four projects totaling 88 MW, with estimated completion in early 2012 for three of them and the fourth later ... Read more »

Schneider Electric Acquires EnergyCenter 2.0 from Viridity

Energy management firm Schneider Electric has acquired Viridity‘s energy center DCIM software to augment its StruxureWare for Data Center Operations, the company announced. The acquisition adds to the visibility capacity of Schneider Electric’s data center infrastructure management offering. The investment gives Schneider Electric the intellectual property rights and software behind ... Read more »

California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard Rattles Drivers Association

Demand-side implications related to changes approved by the California Air Resources Board to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard may drive up the price of diesel in the state, according to Land Line Magazine, the publication of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA). The Low Carbon Fuel Standard is designed to work ... Read more »

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: EU ETS, Keystone XL, China Seeks Environmental Investment, MATS

European Union lawmakers backed a proposal to allow the EU Commission to  support low carbon investments by withholding 1.4 billion permits from the third phase of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. The vote is the first of three ballots that could lead to a cut of 8 percent in the ... Read more »

Minnesota Retrofits to Save $3m a Year

Energy efficiency improvements across 36 facilities in Minnesota will generate more than $3 million in permanent, ongoing energy savings every year for the foreseeable future, according to the Minnesota Department of Commerce. The efficiency upgrades were the product of a $4.1 million energy upgrade program administered through the department’s Division ... Read more »

CSR Standards Higher at Companies than Suppliers

Corporations set higher social responsibility standards for themselves than for their travel suppliers, according to a survey by business travel payment and data management firm AirPlus International. Some 55.4 percent of surveyed businesses implement green initiatives but just 41.7 percent of those businesses expected such programs from their travel suppliers, ... Read more »

Engaging Shareholders, Suppliers and Consumers in the Sustainability Industry

On November 1st, over 100 people gathered for the Toronto Sustainability Speaker Series event, “Engage with the Game Changers”.  Three top industry influencers, Paul Uys, VP Sustainable Seafood, Loblaw, Hadley Archer, VP Strategic Partnerships, WWF, and Tom Janes, Director, Sustainability, Janes Family Foods, explored the business opportunities and challenges of ... Read more »

ACEEE Report Calls for Haulage Trailer Efficiency Guidelines

Trailer efficiency should be the first item on the list when the EPA and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration next consider fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas standards for heavy-duty trucks, according to a report by American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy. Heavy-Duty Vehicle Fuel Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: ... Read more »

Cooling Tower Cuts Michelin Energy Use by 1,500 MWh

A Michelin plant has reduced its energy consumption by about 1,500 MWh through installation of a new cooling tower for process water. The installation at the Dundee, Scotland plant uses AC drives from Control Techniques, a company of Emerson Industrial Automation, Tyre Express reports. The drives control pump and fan ... Read more »


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