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The Environmental Leader and Energy Manager Today Awards program, now in its seventh year, announces the 2019 product and project winners.
Unilever North America’s redeveloped headquarters building in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, just received LEED Platinum certification from the US Green Building Council. In addition, the building was named LEED Commercial Project of the Year by the USGBC in New Jersey.
John Marler, vice president of energy and environment for AEG Worldwide shares what works and what is needed for zero waste in the sports and entertainment industry.
Walmart has entered into agreement on 46 power purchase agreements (PPAs) to provide solar power at the retailer’s operations in five states.The retailer partnered with C2 Energy Capital, LLC for the PPAs. These agreements are part of the Walmart’s goal to have 50% of its operations powered by renewable energy by 2025. The solar installations will produce more than 65,000,000
California Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed a $140 million water tax for his state in an effort to repair hundreds of failing drinking water systems.
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Carrier recently announced that its world headquarters, the UTC Center for Intelligent Buildings, is the first commercial building in Florida to earn Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum v4 certification. The Platinum rating – the highest designation – was awarded under the stringent version 4 LEED green building program for building design and construction from the US Green Building Council.
With the impact of our consumer society increasingly influencing purchasing behavior, it is clear that there has been a shift in the need for a sustainable supply chain. But this is not a simple task – as political negotiations dominate the headlines, more brands are seeking opportunities in new markets, ... Read more »
SolarEdge Technologies, aprovider of power optimizer, solar inverter and monitoring solutions for photovoltaic arrays, recently announced that it will be expanding its StorEdge solution with the launch of new inverters optimized for the combined management of solar, storage and home/commercial energy. The company will also preview its own commercial and residential batteries to complement its smart solar energy portfolio.
A new report from Navigant Research discusses how energy storage value-added services (VASs) have evolved and how the storage industry has grown by using VASs to reduce customer risks.
CDP published scores today for 596 cities worldwide that reported to the nonprofit’s environmental disclosure program last year. This marks the first time CDP has released a list of the cities awarded an A score.
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Walmart Inc. recently issued its inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, which details the company’s goals, progress and achievements for fiscal year 2019 toward its commitment to increase economic opportunity for associates and local communities, build sustainability in supply chains and activate climate change initiatives.
Shell New Energies formed a joint venture with Convergent Energy and Power to install new industrial energy storage systems, starting with 21 MWh at two Shell Canada Products facilities in Ontario.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) region is on track to break peak demand records this summer, according to the grid operator’s latest forecast. ERCOT says this means an increased chance of energy emergency alerts from June to September.
Global technology and services supplier Bosch says it can become fully carbon neutral as early as next year. For the German company, this covers more than 400 locations worldwide as well as their engineering, manufacturing, and administrative facilities.
The Body Shop formed a global partnership with Plastics For Change to purchase several hundred metric tons of recycled plastic gathered by waste pickers in India. Both companies say this is a world first for Fair Trade-certified recycled plastic.
Retail brand Free People recently announced three activewear styles made from ECONYL, a sustainable yarn developed in Italy. ECONYL is a 100% regenerated nylon fiber made with discarded waste collected from landfills and oceans (fishing nets and fabric scraps). ECONYL allows new products to be made without ever revisiting new resources.
Logical Buildings introduced the EPAX software platform today. This energy procurement, advisory, and execution proptech tool is designed to help building owners manage energy expenditure risk. The tool provides building owners and managers insight into — and control over — energy procurement, creating new opportunities for intelligent planning and reducing ... Read more »
The latest data from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) shows that coal and renewable energy installed capacity are virtually tied in the United States. During the first quarter of 2019, solar, wind, and hydropower equaled 59.6% of newly added capacity.
Kroger reports diverting 76% of their waste last year, meaning they redirected 2 million tons of waste from landfills across their 35-state footprint. The grocery store chain is currently pursuing a strategy to eliminate waste across the entire company by 2025.
Roian Atwood, senior director of global sustainable business for Wrangler, discusses the denim brand’s novel approach to sustainable cotton sourcing.
Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill this week that makes the state the fifth in the US to establish a 100% clean energy target.
The Sustainable Shrimp Partnership (SSP) has today announced it has joined the Food Trust ecosystem, which will help provide traceability of SSP shrimp from farm to fork. The platform will use blockchain technology to deliver greater accountability and transparency to customers and consumers for every element of SSP’s premium Ecuadorian farmed shrimp production and journey to the consumer plate.
Colorado residents will urge the state to take the next major step towards vehicle electrification when the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) is scheduled to begin consideration of the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) program this Friday.
Overall PPA prices decreased quarter over quarter across wind and solar for all five major markets in the United States, according to LevelTen Energy’s Q1 2019 PPA Pricing Index. Rob Collier, LevelTen Energy’s VP of development, explains what this means for energy managers.
The Port of San Diego has installed EV charging stations to provide emissions-free elective vehicle (EV) charging for employees and visitors. The port used Envision Solar’s “EV ARC” product.