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CPS Energy recently broke ground on their first solar energy and battery storage project in Texas. The greater San Antonio’s natural gas and electric provider says the project is a culmination of three years of work, which included a partnership with Southwest Research Institute (SwRI). For theirpart, SwRI is providing nearly 50 acres ... Read more »
The continuously growing demand for bio-based resins as packaging material is one of the key factors impelling the growth of the green packaging market over the next four years, according to a new report from Technavio. The market will be accelerating at a CAGR of nearly 8%, to $95 billion, ... Read more »
Energy management and automation company Schneider Electric plans to extend its use of “lean thinking” and methodologies to construction practices, projects and business relationships; the company has joined the US Lean Construction Institute (LCI) as a corporate member and will work with other like-minded companies to improve the efficiency and ... Read more »
Walmart Canada is helping reduce food waste while cutting emissions from delivery services by working with a sustainable delivery platform that uses shared warehousing and consolidation of orders to reduce truck trips. Walmart signed the agreement with a food delivery program from Sustainable Produce Urban Delivery (SPUD) in February; the ... Read more »
For the eighth year in a row, Massachusetts ranked number one in the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)’s state scorecard for energy efficiency. The 12th annual 2018 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard ranks states using a number of metrics.
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Rocky Mountain Institute published a report showing that the cost increase to build a zero-energy or zero-energy ready home is much less than many realize. In the United States, developers can even construct these homes at cost parity in certain locations, according to RMI.
Nestlé Australia has committed to adding the Australasian Recycling Label to all locally made products by 2020. The new labels from the Australian environmental organization Planet Ark aim to help businesses in Australia and New Zealand reduce consumer confusion about recycling. The new label first started appearing on two types ... Read more »
Building owners – with a leg up from enlightened power companies – can make a difference in their residents’ health and quality of life through energy efficiency upgrades, especially when it comes to multifamily affordable housing. In places like Atlanta, which the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy(ACEEE) says has ... Read more »
Consumers demand slick portable electric devices that support their yearn for mobility. To meet this request, product designers have created items that require small batteries with high energy density. Oftentimes, the batteries in these products are molded into devices, preventing consumers from replacing them. Mobile phones, laptops and tablets are ... Read more »
Global power equipment manufacturer Cummins Inc. signed a virtual power purchase agreement with EDP Renewables for 75 MW of wind capacity in Indiana last August. Now the company is sharing the cost-effective project framework they used for the deal in a new Business Renewables Center (BRC) case study.
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Ball Corporation has invested more than 100 million euros ($115 million) in a new state-of-the-art beverage can plant in Spain. Located in Cabanillas del Campo, Guadalajara, the facility saves energy and water.
Software-as-a-service company Enervee has launched version 2 of its energy scoring system. Utilized by energy providers such as PG&E, Con Edison, and Southern California Edison to encourage energy-efficient purchases, the Enervee Score is part of the company’s Ideal Customer Platform.
Single-use plastics plague the planet, and we all know straws are a key culprit. It's always so satisfying to report on companies like Sandals, Starbucks and Marriott International that are in the process of doing away with straws, because corporate giants like these can make a huge difference with environmental initiatives like this. Perhaps equally satisfying, though, is coming across
By focusing investments on energy conservation and more efficient use of space, Symantec has achieved a 32% reduction in GHG emissions in just three years, the company says. Its Mountain View headquarters now has a zero-carbon electricity contract and is working to further reduce emissions by choosing cleaner sources of energy ... Read more »
Restaurants in Austin, Texas, are no longer able to dispose of food waste in landfills due to a new law that took effect on October 1; the law is designed to help the city meet its goal of zero waste by 2040. All food-permitted businesses must provide convenient access for ... Read more »
Since 2014, California has passed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), updated its water recycling policy to encourage a shift away from reliance on large-scale regional water supply systems, and begun requiring that California State Water Boards adopt regulations for groundwater replenishment using recycled water. Moves such as these have been ... Read more »
Walmart’s Project Gigaton asks suppliers to collectively eliminate 1 gigaton of emissions by 2030. In an effort to help Walmart’s mission, GE Lighting has helped convert Walmart shoppers from traditional light bulbs to energy-efficient LEDs over the last two years. GE offers more than 100 energy-saving LED products at ... Read more »
With data centers expected to consume as much as 20% of the world’s energy within only a few years, the deployment of energy efficient data centers is crucial. Swedish developer of climate-positive data centers EcoDataCenter has taken a global lead in this segment and is now launching the first carbon positive ... Read more »
There are nearly 30 million distributed generation and grid-connected devices installed in homes across the United States, with millions more anticipated by 2023. These devices have the potential to offer flexibility to both customers and the electric grid. A new Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables report examining flexibility forecasts 88 gigawatts of ... Read more »
The environmental benefits of plant-based foods are well documented. Livestock products generate about 15% of all greenhouse gases and take up two-thirds of agricultural land. There are 1.5 billion cows on the planet, generating 5.5 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide. Research by the University of Michigan’s Center for Sustainable ... Read more »
McCormick & Company, Inc., manufacturer of flavors and spices, will open its new global headquarters in Hunt Valley, Md. This brings together 1,000 employees previously located across four different office buildings in one building that is designed to be LEED Gold certified. “Our new location fosters greater collaboration and innovation, ... Read more »
Pika Energy, an energy storage solutions company, has announced new capabilities that will enable any PV system owner to couple Pika Energy storage to their existing solar array. Pika’s Harbor smart battery is one of the most powerful and efficient smart batteries on the market, storing up to 17.1kWh ... Read more »
Symantec has announced it is one of 21 technology companies stepping up to rapidly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across all sectors of society. The company joined the Step Up Declaration, a new alliance dedicated to harnessing the power of emerging technologies and the fourth industrial revolution to ensure a climate turning point ... Read more »
Virgin Atlantic, working with LanzaTech and Epic Fuels, launched a commercial flight using a fuel mix made in part from captured greenhouse gas emissions – the first of its kind, the airline says. The fuel was used on a Boeing 747 aircraft for a flight from MCO to London Gatwick on ... Read more »
The McKinley Paper Co., a subsidiary of Mexico-based Bio Pappel, will bring its model of producing paper without cutting trees to its new mill in Port Angeles, Washington. The mill will create containerboard using recycled cardboard. Housed in a 98-year-old factory originally build to produce Nippon Paper Industries’ newsprint and ... Read more »