Sustainable Energy Management News & Industry Best Practices

Entergy Program Encourages Sustainable Energy Rebuild in Wake of Hurricane Ida

September 20, 2021 by David Worford

Entergy New Orleans through its Energy Smart Program has launched the Hurricane Ida Recovery Fund to help its small businesses, commercial and industrial customers cover up to 100% of the cost for new and sustainable energy projects as they recover from the natural disaster. Those eligible for the program must ... Read more »

Johns Hopkins’ Agreement with Energix Shows PPAs ‘No Longer Limited to Big Tech Companies’

September 17, 2021 by Jennifer Nastu

Johns Hopkins Health System has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with renewable energy project developer Energix for 13 megawatts of solar energy. The deal was facilitated by LevelTen Energy.

UN SDG Effort Faces Huge Funding Gap, Could Offer Trillions in Business Opportunities

September 17, 2021September 17, 2021 by David Worford

The United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDG) face a financing gap of up to $100 trillion and that engaging businesses an industries not committed to the goals could bring in $12 trillion in business opportunities related to the effort, according to a new report by Force for Good. Closing the ... Read more »

Stem Inc’s Smart Energy Storage, Virtual Power Plants to Bring Performance Improvements to Customers

September 17, 2021September 17, 2021 by Austin Tannenbaum

The technology behind these capabilities is Athena, Stem’s smart energy storage software. Using advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning, Athena “continuously collects electricity usage data, creating a virtuous cycle of learning and deep insights to better inform its AI-driven algorithm.”

Generac, Enchanted Rock Partnership Aims to Protect from Power Interruptions

September 16, 2021 by David Worford

Generac Power Systems announced a five-year development agreement with microgrid technology company Enchanted Rock to build and supply natural gas generators in an effort to protect businesses from interruptions from power outages. Generac says the company has seen an increased demand for power backup systems, driven from situations such as ... Read more »

Several South Dakota Farms Chosen as Future RNG Dairy Digester Project Sites

September 16, 2021 by Emily Holbrook

MBL Bioenergy has entered into definitive agreements to develop several clusters of dairy farm digester projects to produce renewable natural gas (RNG) from multiple farms in South Dakota.

BloombergNEF, Schneider Electric Outline Steps Needed to Expand Rooftop Solar

September 16, 2021September 17, 2021 by Austin Tannenbaum

The opportunity for such a build out was made possible by rapidly falling solar costs, which fell by 82% between 2010 and 2020. Still, authors noted that “policy and tariff design will be critical to enable [these deployments]...

DS Smith Invests in Biogas Creation

September 15, 2021September 15, 2021 by David Worford

Sustainable packaging company DS Smith is investing more than $8.8 million to expand its anaerobic treatment facility to create…

Solar Could Supply Nearly Half of US’s Electricity Needs by 2050: DOE

September 13, 2021 by Austin Tannenbaum

The US Department of Energy released a study last Wednesday that suggests solar power could provide 35% of the nation’s electricity supply by 2035 and 45% by 2050. The scenario assumes continued technological innovation to…

Walmart Secures $2 Billion Green Bond

September 9, 2021 by David Worford

Walmart has priced the company’s first green bond, a $2 billion offering intended to advance its goal of achieving total renewable energy.

IBM Power E1080 Server Promotes Big Increase in Energy Efficiency

September 9, 2021 by David Worford

IBM has introduced the Power E1080 server, the first to be used on its Power10 processer, which the company says will use artificial intelligence and technology improvements to make hybrid cloud environments significantly more efficient.

Toyota to Invest Billions in Batteries by 2030

September 7, 2021September 21, 2021 by David Worford

Toyota Motor Corporation announced it plans invest more than $13.6 billion in batteries and battery production by 2030, with a goal of reducing the costs of battery technology for electric vehicles (EV) by as much as 50% as well as to develop a supply system that…

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