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“This is an ambitious, cross-organizational approach to problem solving. The life cycle product footprint for carbon emissions reduction is demonstrable. AMD demonstrated real world advancements in this space.” –Environmental Leader Product & Project Awards judge AMD develops microprocessors, the “brains” of computing devices, with a focus on designing ones ... Read more »
Whether it closes or not, Tesla's proposed acquisition of SolarCity is a tangible example of how technology crosses industry borders. Musk and Tesla, of course, made their biggest mark in the electric vehicle arena, not building energy management. But a key element of Tesla’s portfolio – advanced batteries – is increasingly important in buildings, which seldom go for a Sunday
SunPower has achieved a record for its X-Series solar panel technology, the company said.
A report from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DoE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory says that data centers are doing a good job of conserving energy.
Volkswagen has agreed to spend up to $14.7 billion after cheating emissions tests and deceiving customers by installing “defeat devices” in almost half a million diesel cars.
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With high-performance matting installed, as much as 70 percent of outdoor soil and moisture is caught and trapped in the mat, preventing it from being walked into the facility on someone’s shoes.
The world may be starving for healthy foods. But here in the United States, we sure do toss a lot of it away, prompting our federal government to set a goal of reducing such waste by half by 2030.
Information and communication technologies (ICT) companies could realize $2.1 trillion in new annual revenue by 2030 from services that promote the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Kimberly-Clark Professional has expanded its recycling program to manufacturing and other industrial environments, enabling these customers to divert non-hazardous waste, such as nitrile gloves and apparel, from landfills. RightCycle is a large-scale recycling program for non-hazardous lab, cleanroom and industrial waste. Since its launch in 2011, the program has diverted ... Read more »
In a final consent judgment by the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Mercer County, on June 23 (Docket No. MER-C-33-14), Palmco Power NJ and Palmco Energy NJ agreed to pay $5.28 million – including up to $4.5 million in restitution to consumers – and to significantly revise the joint company’s business practices.
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Results of a poll released by SolarCity on June 27 indicate that 81 percent of Illinois residents oppose allowing electric utilities to add demand charges to household electric bills.
Energy Manager Today discusses Cree's LED retrofit of U-Haul's corporate headquarters parking facility in Phoenix.
Are batteries yesterday's technology? At least one company thinks so.
Exelon Corp is installing wind at a rapid pace, with 47 projects in 10 states -- a total of 1,191 megawatts. It's the 12th largest wind producer in the country, reports the Columbus Business Journal. Nearly 4 percent of its electricity portfolio comes from wind generation, it adds, noting that nuclear makes up two-thirds of it.
Arby’s restaurants has released the first report highlighting progress in its Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives.
The smart meter business in North American is leveling off, according to Navigant Research.
The transition to a low-carbon economy will require concerted investments in new technologies and an unprecedented deployment of capital throughout the world.
Stakeholders want companies to disclose what they are doing to run their operations in a cleaner fashion and to benefit their communities, especially when it comes to things like carbon reductions and waste management.
Greenhouse gas emissions data from the world’s 500 largest companies shows that for the first time, the Global 500 are beginning to grow their businesses and manage their emissions at a rate that follows the global scientific consensus on the risks of climate change, according to a Thomson Reuters report. ... Read more »
Nearly three out of four of America’s largest corporations intend to purchase renewable energy within the next 18 months, based on the results of a survey released by professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) on June 22.
Duke Energy Progress’ 3.3 million customers in North Carolina will see more than $5 in savings on their monthly bills in 2017, if the company's annual fuel cost-recovery filings (Docket No. E-7 Sub 1108) are approved by the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC).
Energy-as-a-service is growing as an option as organizations seek a way to cut through the intense complexity of energy procurement.
Demand Energy and EnerSys have completed the first of five storage projects that will be enrolled in Con Edison’s Demand Management Program, according to Demand Energy.
Lunera has introduced the HID LED 360 lamp.
With the dramatic increase in the drilling for and use of methane for electricity generation (an increase driven, in part, by the lower carbon dioxide emissions from the combustion of natural gas compared to other fossil fuels), methane emissions – especially from the oil and gas industry – have found themselves in the crosshairs of regulators at both the federal