Boeing has entered into a multi-state agreement to purchase carbon-neutral power for its Chicago headquarters and sites in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The purchase will expand Boeing’s initiative to power worksites and manufacturing facilities using 100 percent renewable electricity. "These actions reflect Boeing’s commitment to innovate and operate to make the word better,” said Boeing’s chief sustainability officer Chris Raymond.
Read More »QTS Publishes ESG Initiatives Report, Focused on Sustainability; Chad Williams Quoted
QTS Realty Trust has published its GRI compliant 2019 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Initiatives Report to provide a comprehensive summary and progress report on QTS' approach to sustainable business practices, the company reported on Wednesday.
Read More »Ball Signs Two VPPAs to Expand Renewable Energy in Europe; Kathleen Pitre, John Powers Quoted
Ball Corporation has successfully completed two virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) in Europe to expand its total wind energy by 93.4 megawatts (MW) and add to the company’s commitment to achieve and maintain 100 percent renewable energy in Europe, Ball announced on Wednesday.
Read More »Bechtel Completes Water Tank Construction on Plant Vogtle Unit 3 Nuclear Facility; Brian Reilly Quoted
Bechtel has announced that the company’s construction team completed the installation of a cooling water tank on Plant Vogtle Unit 3, the first of two new nuclear units under construction in the Unites States, in Waynesboro, Ga., the company reported on Wednesday.
Read More »Bechtel Completes Nuclear Power Plant Construction to Enhance Power Coverage; Brian Reilly Quoted
A Bechtel-led construction team today placed the massive reactor building dome on Unit 4, the second of Plant Vogtle's Units 3 and 4 in Waynesboro, Georgia, the company announced on Wednesday.
Read More »Amazon Announces Global Investments with Wind and Solar Projects to Achieve 100% Renewable Energy by 2030; Kara Hurst, Denver Riggleman Quoted
Amazon has announced four new renewable energy projects in Australia, Spain, Sweden and the United States to reach 80 percent renewable energy by 2024 and 100 percent renewable energy by 2030, on a path to net-zero carbon by 2040, the company announced on Thursday.
Read More »QTS Announces Renewable Energy Purchasing Agreement for its Newly Acquired Groningen Data Center in the Netherlands; Travis Wright Quoted
QTS Realty Trust has signed agreements to purchase renewable energy through European Guarantees of Origin to enhance the company’s energy services in its newly acquired data center in Groningen, Netherlands, QTS reported on Wednesday.
Read More »QTS Develops Mega Data Center to Increase Renewable Energy; Chad Williams Quoted
QTS Realty Trust has begun the construction of a 158,000 square foot data center encompassing 85,000 square feet of leasable capacity and 27 megawatts of gross power capacity to provide renewable energy in Hillsboro, Oregon, the company announced on Wednesday.
Read More »DOE Invests $50M in AI, Nuclear Energy Research
The Department of Energy has earmarked $50 million to fund research and development projects in nuclear energy and artificial intelligence.
Read More »NOAA, DOE Launch Prize Competition for Energy-Efficient Ocean Observation Systems
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announced a competition to encourage the development of ocean observing platforms that use marine renewable energy.
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