Energy & Infrastructure

​D​.light ​L​aunches ​A​ffordable ​S​olar ​Bundle ​Iin Nairobi

Nairobi​ in​​ Kenya​ was the setting where​ d.light, a global solar kit maker, launched its off-grid solar syste​m​ X850. The launch took place June 27 at the company’s headquarters in ​the African capital​ and is its first offering of a platform-based solar system for customers.

Energy & Infrastructure

NRG Energy’s Sustainable Customers Goals and Performance

A key part of our business is enabling customers to achieve sustainable energy outcomes. In 2016,
 we provided more consumers and companies with access to cleaner, smarter energy choices through our Business Solutions team and our multi-brand retail business.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Beyond Financing: Key Attributes of a Public-Private Partnership

Public-private partnerships (P3s) are most commonly known for funding large-scale water infrastructure projects that a utility can’t support through traditional funding. However, other key attributes in the P3 model are often overlooked. In a P3, the private entity may provide the capital, but the true benefits go well beyond financing alone.

Energy & Infrastructure

NRG Energy's Sustainable Operations Goals and Performance

NRG always looks for ways to systematically improve environmental and community outcomes from our facilities’ operations while ensuring efficiency, reliability and stakeholder value. Focus areas within Sustainable Operations include safety, GHG emissions and carbon utilization, water, industrial waste and biodiversity.

Research & Reports

Edge Computing Promises Significant Impacts on Data Center Planning

A new Black & Veatch white paper examines the emerging deployment of edge computing and its impacts on data center infrastructure planning. Developed in partnership with DCD (formerly DatacenterDynamics), the white paper analyzes drivers, use cases and strategies to prepare for the edge computing evolution.

Corporate Responsibility

NRG Energy's Commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals

See how NRG's core business closely aligns with the UN Sustainable Goals.

Energy & Infrastructure

Without Energy, the Internet is Just a Black Hole

Nilmini Rubin, vice president for International Development at Tetra Tech, recently discussed the interdependence of internet access and affordable, reliable electricity on the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) blog.

Energy & Infrastructure

The Role of Independent Regulators in Bringing Power to Africa

Ignacio Rodriguez, director for power sector and energy reforms at Tetra Tech, was part of a Tetra Tech delegation that attended the Africa Energy Forum (AEF) in Copenhagen, Denmark. Ignacio shared insights as part of a panel discussion of the importance of the regulator as an independent entity. All opinions expressed in this post are the author’s own.

Environment

Commitment to Climate Action: Message from Michael W. Lamach, Chairman and CEO of Ingersoll Rand

I’ve received many questions over the past few months about Ingersoll Rand’s commitment to reducing energy demand and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Those questions intensified this week with news of the United States’ withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on climate change.

Research & Reports

SEPA and Black & Veatch Release New Case Study on Distributed Energy Resources Planning

Consumers could outspend utilities in the adoption of solar, storage, electric vehicles and other distributed energy resources (DERs), making it essential for utilities to track and integrate these DERs into their planning processes to benefit their customers and the grid. That is one of the key findings of a new case study from Black & Veatch and SEPA, which details the efforts of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) to create such an integrated DER planning process.

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