Cities Tackle Growing Populations, Power Needs with WEF Toolbox
Growing urban populations create an increasing need for energy efficiency and the World Economic Forum recently released a platform for cities to help address those concerns.
Energy Management
The latest news on energy management best practices including the role of energy managers in procurement, energy efficiency and energy-use reporting in commercial and industrial operations to meet business energy requirements and environmental and economic objectives.
Sustainability Is a Long-Term Commitment, Most Companies Believe: Honeywell Survey
Honeywell survey explores sustainability commitments from US businesses in terms of the buildings they occupy.
Ryder Cup Sets Up Energy Efficient Tournament
The PGA's Ryder Cup aims to reduce its carbon impact through the use of an efficient power setup.
Entergy Program Encourages Sustainable Energy Rebuild in Wake of Hurricane Ida
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’
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…