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Cardboard boxes take up a lot of space, and they frequently aren’t available in the exact size of the product being shipped. Materials company 3M says it has solved that problem with its new Flex & Seal Shipping Roll, which it claims cuts down on shipping waste and shipping space ... Read more »
Ball Corporation recently signed a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Duke Energy for 161 megawatts from the energy provider’s largest wind power project. Construction on the 350-MW Frontier Windpower II project is set to begin later this summer in Kay County, Oklahoma.
German prosecutors filed charges against former Audi CEO Rupert Stadler and three other defendants in connection with the 2015 Volkswagen Group emissions cheating scandal.
A $287 billion bill to fund highway infrastructure improvements, including electric vehicle charging stations, received unanimous bipartisan support from the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee this week.
The steel sector is facing significant financial losses from future climate regulation: the top 20 steel giants could see a potential loss of 14% of their value by 2040, according to a new report from CDP. In order to reduce emissions at the rate required to keep global warming below ... Read more »
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Flexible workspace provider Spaces received state-of-the-art and energy efficient, human-centric light fixtures to meet New York City’s building efficiency requirements.
Brandeis University is launching a new energy storage project that is projected to save the campus upwards of $50,000 annually in electricity costs.
Sphera, a global provider of integrated risk management software and information services with a focus on EHS, operational risk and product stewardship, announced plans to acquire Thinkstep, a Germany-based software and consulting services company that specializes in corporate sustainability and product stewardship. The deal is pending customary German regulatory approvals ... Read more »
Energy storage installations around the world will multiply exponentially, from a modest 9GW/17GWh deployed as of 2018 to 1,095GW/2,850GWh by 2040, according to the latest forecast from BloombergNEF (BNEF).
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Getting Your EHS Data Off The Ground
Accessing utility data is a crucial step towards achieving insight into your operations, managing and measuring your sustainability targets, and reducing costs. Data access alone, however, is not enough. It’s key to understand how best to manage, review, and report on your data from start to finish. In this webinar, ... Read more »
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The green packaging market, valued at $224.9 billion in 2018, is expected to register a CAGR of 5.7% between 2019 and 2024, according to a new report from Market Insights. Driving the market are factors such as increasing awareness about environmental concerns among both consumers and industries, packaging regulations, and ... Read more »
Nearly 31,000 plastic bottles could vanish from Scotland’s streets, beaches and green spaces every single day, thanks to Scotland’s forthcoming Deposit Return Scheme. Figures released recently by Zero Waste Scotland show the dramatic scale of litter reduction that could be seen in each local authority in Scotland. Under the scheme, ... Read more »
A Sacramento glass recycler will pay $1.2 million to settle allegations that its Sacramento facility illegally disposed of more than 500,000 pounds of discarded batteries from homes and businesses, the Department of Toxic Substances Control announced today. A DTSC investigation found that Strategic Materials Inc. had mismanaged batteries mixed in with ... Read more »
Portland General Electric Company recently announced the launch of its Smart Grid Test Bed, a first-of-its-kind-project that will integrate smart grid technology on a scale never before attempted in the United States. The project aims to accelerate PGE's vision for a clean energy future through partnering with customers in entirely new ways to decarbonize the grid.
ENGIE Storage recently unveiled a new supply and services offering for developers of in-front-of-the-meter (IFOM) solar and energy storage projects in New England and emerging markets.
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has announced the investment of $136 million for water infrastructure improvements. The funding, provided by the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority, will go to 17 projects in counties throughout the state for drinking water, wastewater, storm water, and other improvements. Municipalities across the country are running into ... Read more »
With the rise of digitalization, water utilities and industrial customers are expected to transition from conventional lab-based quality analysis to real-time and online smart water sensor measurement, driving the water and wastewater market towards $743.77 billion in 2019, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan. Water utilities are ... Read more »
Cox Enterprises has announced that it has committed to investing $10 million in Sierra Energy, which recently completed a $33 million equity round led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures. Sierra Energy will use the funding to further develop and commercialize its FastOx technology, which converts virtually any waste into energy and clean fuels.
Dunkin’ Brands Group says it is on track to meet its significant sustainability goal: the elimination of polystyrene foam cups in its global supply chain by mid-2020. The company, parent of Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins, has already begun rolling out double-walled paper cups for all hot beverages. Dunkin’ says the new ... Read more »
US cities are ramping up their clean energy efforts, notably with stricter energy-saving rules for buildings, but only a few cities appear on track to meet their community-wide climate goals, according to the “2019 City Clean Energy Scorecard,” released today by the nonprofit American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.
The US Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded $2 million in federal funding for seven new high-performance computing projects, as part of the High Performance Computing for Energy Innovation (HPC4EI) Initiative, a DOE-wide effort comprising EERE, the Office of Fossil Energy (FE), the Office of Science and the National Laboratories.
Are you missing out on potential demand response earnings? Demand response programs support grid reliability by compensating commercial and industrial (C&I) energy consumers for their ability to reduce consumption temporarily when needed. This creates an opportunity to monetize a C&I facility’s energy “flexibility,” or its ability to manage consumption from ... Read more »
Adoption rates of ethical labeling schemes continue to rise, with over a quarter of all coffee and cocoa now produced according to third party sustainability schemes, according to Ecovia Intelligence. Organic is the dominant ethical label, with sales surpassing $100 billion in 2018. However, the proliferating number of ethical labelling ... Read more »
The E+E 100 are the VPs, directors, managers and engineers who are making significant strides in driving our industry. See the complete list here or download the report for more detailed information about these leaders. And stay tuned for the Call for Submissions coming in the fall, when you can nominate ... Read more »
Banc of California Stadium – home of Major League Soccer’s newest expansion team, Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) – has received LEED Gold certification for building practices, LAFC announced. These include a building design consisting of 15% recycled materials, with 10% sourced locally, low-emitting materials used for adhesives, sealants, paints ... Read more »