Fifth Third Issues Inaugural $500 Million Green Bond
With this issuance, Fifth Third is the first US financial institution under $250 billion in assets to issue an ESG bond of any type.
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Piñon Midstream Sour Gas, Carbon Capture Facility Nears Capacity
Piñon Midstream's sour gas and carbon capture facility is at capacity and the company is growing to provide more services to midstream operators.
CoBank Outlines Challenges in Biofuels, Natural Gas, Hydropower Sectors
Biofuels production dropped two billion gallons vis-à-vis last quarter, from 16.4 billion gallons to 14.2 billion gallons, annualized. CoBank attributed this to...
Wind, Solar Power Help Grow US Renewable Energy Use
Wind and Solar sources help continue growth in US renewable energy use.
New York State Ahead of Schedule in Retrofitting 500,000 Streetlights with Energy-efficient LEDs
Along with reducing New York’s carbon footprint, additional benefits of LEDs include...
New AB InBev Partnership Promises Ultra-low Carbon Aluminum Cans
The centerpiece of the effort is a smelting process that uses inert anode aluminum technology. Unlike conventional anodes, inert anodes do not...
How AI Enabled Asset Management is Driving Down the Cost of Renewable Energy
The world is experiencing a revolution in how electricity is generated. As climate poses an existential threat to global ecologies and economies, the future—and increasingly the present—belongs to those companies that can reliably and efficiently generate electricity from low or no carbon sources.
PNC Commits $20 Billion to Environmental Finance
The PNC Financial Services Group announced today it is committing $20 billion over five years in support of environmental finance.
NYPA, Argonne Lab Partner On Climate Change Modeling For Resiliency
In a first for the state-owned utility, New York Power Authority (NYPA) is investing $1 million to complete a comprehensive assessment of its climate risks in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory. The goal of the study is to enable NYPA to quantify climate impacts ... Read more »
Industrial Sector to Drive Growth in Retail Sales of Electricity in 2021; Commercial Is Slower to Recover
The industrial sector will lead a boost in US retail sales of electricity in 2021, according to a forecast from the EIA. US retail electricity sales will jump 2.8% this year, help in large part by a 5.1% increase in sales to the industrial sector.
Oregon Poised to Become 8th US State to go 100% Clean Energy
A bill committing electricity providers to deliver 100% clean power to Oregon customers by 2040 passed both the House and Senate of the Oregon State Legislative Assembly on Saturday.
Google, Others Exhort Biden Administration to Adopt ‘Higher Impact’ Procurement Strategies
Google, Adobe, Trane Technologies, and Hewlett-Packard joined with a number of environmental groups to send a letter to President Joe Biden, urging his administration to adopt “higher-impact carbon-free federal electricity procurement,” as opposed to traditional clean energy procurement.