Energy & Infrastructure

Battery Project Will Stabilize Solar Power

A new 650-kilowatt, 2.7-megawatt-hour battery works as a buffer to level out power fluctuations caused by changes in the sun’s intensity, and provides stabile electricity for Alliant Energy customers.

Research & Reports

Report: State of the European Renewable Energy Market

The 2019 data set from our database, which informs this report, considers RFI and corporate RFP responses that have been gathered since 2018.

Energy & Infrastructure

EV Charging Plan for Schools, Recreation Areas Gets State OK

The California Public Utilities Commission has approved a two-year pilot that will allow Southern California Edison to add hundreds of new EV charging stations at schools and state recreation areas.

Energy & Infrastructure

Schneider Electric: Electricity Companies Should Go Green

Global demand for electricity is expected to increase by 60% by 2040. The good news is that during that same time period solar and wind’s share of global electricity is expected to triple.

Energy & Infrastructure

Geronimo Energy Announces Commercial Operation of 200 MW South Dakota Wind Farm

Geronimo Energy (Geronimo), a wholly owned subsidiary of National Grid Plc, announced today the start of commercial operations for its Crocker Wind Farm (Crocker), a 200 megawatt (MW) wind energy project located in Clark County, South Dakota.

Environment

Ecolab Joins the U.N. Global Compact's Business Ambition for 1.5⁰C

Ecolab, the leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services, will align its operations and supply chain to the U.N. Global Compact’s Business Ambition for 1.5⁰C, and work to cut its carbon emissions 50% by 2030 and to net-zero by 2050.

Events

Why Solar Power Works on Closed Landfills

Drew Lent, a solar development expert with Tetra Tech, actively works on and advocates for sustainable energy solutions in the solid waste industry.

Awards & Rankings

GM is a 2019 Global Energy Awards Finalist

S&P Global Platts recently named GM a finalist in the 21st annual Global Energy Awards. GM is a finalist in the Corporate Award – Green Initiatives category. The 2019 winners will be announced at a ceremony December 12 in New York City.

Corporate Responsibility

Sustainability Solutions Take Center Stage at Demo Day for Black & Veatch Cleantech Accelerator

Seven U.S. entrepreneurs participating in the Black & Veatch IgniteX Cleantech Accelerator recently took the stage in Kansas City to showcase their business models and show how they’re poised to rewrite how the enterprise focuses on sustainability.

Environment

U.S. House Leaders Call for a Nationwide Goal to Achieve 100% Clean Energy by 2050

As the Trump administration begins the formal process to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, U.S. House leaders dropped new legislation this week to establish a nationwide goal to achieve net-zero-carbon emissions across the economy by 2050.

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We actively integrate sustainability into the product development process and look at all phases of the product life cycle for opportunities to...