(Credit: Pixabay) The University of Iowa has announced it will invest $1 billion in energy efficiencies, water management, and sustainability initiatives across two campuses. The school is partnering with Meridiam and ENGIE North America on a project spanning 1,700 acres in Iowa City, Iowa. These campuses together form one of […]
(Credit: Pixabay) The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Perlin, and AirCarbon have formed a partnership to customize AirCarbon’s blockchain based carbon trading platform to facilitate carbon credit schemes to reduce worldwide aviation emissions. Launched on the sidelines of this year’s United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP 25) in Madrid, the partnership seeks to promote […]
(The Carolina Poultry Power facility in Farmville, N.C., generates 2 megawatts (MW) of power and 75,000 tons of steam per hour – using more than 230 tons of turkey waste a day. Duke Energy and other utilities are purchasing renewable energy certificates (RECs) from the $32 million biomass facility. Credit: […]
(Credit: Pixabay) Schneider Electric, an energy management and automation company, has announced the creation of the industry’s first commercially available integrated rack with chassis-based, immersive liquid cooling for data centers. Optimized for compute-intensive applications, the solution combines a high-powered GPU server with Iceotope’s liquid cooling technology to increase energy efficiency. Avnet, […]
(Credit: Pixabay) Paso Robles, California, recently announced the completion of the new Tertiary Treatment Facilities at its wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), augmenting the roughly 30,000-resident city’s water stewardship in a state dealing with water scarcity. Black & Veatch served as designer and engineer of record for both the secondary treatment […]
(The 25-acre solar farm at Crystal Springs Resort. Credit: Crystal Springs Resort) New Jersey’s Crystal Springs Resort has announced it has commenced commercial operations of the largest resort-based solar farm in the Northeastern United States. Developed in partnership with New Jersey based Marina Energy, the 25-acre solar field has more than 19,000 solar […]
(Image: The planned Gemini solar and battery storage site shown on Google Maps. Credit: Arevia Power and Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners) The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) approved a 25-year power purchase agreement between investor Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners and NV Energy for the massive Gemini solar plus battery storage project. […]
Raytheon’s 2020 sustainability goals include two targeting solid waste. The technology company, which specializes in defense, civil government, and cybersecurity, aims to increase its solid waste diversion rate and obtain TRUE (Total Resource Use and Efficiency) Zero Waste certification at 20 sites by the end of next year. Certification through […]
(Photo Credit: The North Face) VF Corporation’s new corporate sustainability and responsibility report shows how the apparel, footwear, and accessories company has been expanding recommerce and rental initiatives to keep products in use as long as possible. The company, whose brands include The North Face, Vans, Timberland, and Kipling, has […]
(Photo: DHL’s Cubicycle is among the cargo bikes coming to New York City. Credit: DHL) UPS, DHL, and Amazon plan to pilot an estimated 100 commercial cargo bikes in Manhattan through a new city program that aims to reduce emissions and traffic congestion. The Commercial Cargo Bike Program introduced this […]
