New Virtual Power Plant Partnership to Bring Businesses Cost Savings, Climate Resiliency
There are numerous benefits to VPPs due to their decentralized nature. Because they consist of...
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New York City Property Owners Commit to Energy Efficiency, Reducing Costs
Several new properties have joined a NYC program to significantly reduce carbon output and make energy efficiency a goal.
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.
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.
L’Oréal USA Achieves Carbon Neutrality Across All US Sites: Here’s How They Did It
L'Oréal USA—the largest subsidiary of the L'Oréal Groupe, has reached carbon neutrality for scopes 1 and 2 emissions for all 25 US sites, across 12 states, including its manufacturing and distribution facilities, administrative sites, and research and innovation sites.
Sustainability Boost from 5G Gives Businesses a Competitive Edge, Qualcomm Finds
5G is the newest mobile network, with speeds, connectivity, and reliability far exceeding that of previous generations. It is expected to increase the competitiveness of businesses by...
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.
WorldGBC Update Urges Construction Industry to Focus on Sustainable Construction and Building Operations
The World Green Building Council’s (WorldGBC) recent update to its Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment encourages investment through energy efficiency improvements and says the focus on achieving net zero goals should be on emissions reduction by practicing sustainable construction and building operations. That is done by reducing energy demands and ... Read more »
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…
Sustainable Retrofits Save 70% with Smart Technology, Says Lateral
The emissions resulting from retrofitting office buildings can be reduced by as much as 70% by tapping into smart technology, according to investment management company Lateral.