Bridgestone Americas’ manufacturing facility in Graniteville, South Carolina, is now being powered in part by a ground solar array. The eight acres of solar panels provide two megawatts of energy to the passenger/light truck tire plant, while reducing 1,400 metric tons of CO2 emissions annually, according to the company. The initiative is part […]

School bus manufacturer Blue Bird Corporation has now exceeded 400 electric-powered school buses delivered or on order. The post Blue Bird Now Has More than 400 Electric Buses Delivered or on Order appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

Citigroup, whose CEO, Jane Fraser, took the helm this morning, has announced its commitment to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from its financing activities by 2050. The post Citigroup Commits to Net Zero Emissions from its Financing Activities by 2050 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

The US Department of Energy has created a partnership to help develop the next generation of fuel cell technologies. The post Dept. of Energy Launches Partnership for Next-Generation Fuel Cell Technologies appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

In a recently released update, Yukon Energy said it is negotiating an Electricity Purchase Agreement with the Tlingit Homeland Energy Limited Partnership (THELP) for the 8.5-MW Atlin Hydro Expansion project. Both parties aim to have an agreement in place this spring. The proposed project would expand the infrastructure and power production […]

Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pa., is one place taking advantage of people being forced to gather outdoors. It's got a Black History Month focus on nature.

New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced last week that Plug Power will invest $290 million in the construction of a green hydrogen fuel production facility and electric substation at the Western New York Science, Technology and Advanced Manufacturing Park (STAMP) in the Town of Alabama, Genesee County, powered in part by hydroelectricity. The […]

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Evolugen, the Canadian operating business of Brookfield Renewable, and Gazifère Inc., an Enbridge company, announced a green hydrogen project for injection into a natural gas distribution network in Quebec, Canada, to be powered by hydro. The Quebec-based companies, as part of a collaboration formed to advance the development and use of green […]

Why the ESG bandwagon must embrace adaptation Peter A. Soyka Tue, 03/02/2021 - 02:00 With the explosive growth of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing in recent years, it appears that we may be at or approaching an inflection point. As ESG investing becomes ever more prominent, it may be timely to ask whether, […]

An inside look at pricing in the forest carbon market Wilder Person Tue, 03/02/2021 - 00:05 On June 23, Amazon commenced its $2 billion Climate Pledge Fund to further endeavors to become net-zero by 2040. In January 2020, Microsoft committed to invest $1 billion over the next four years as part of their Climate Innovation Fund. […]

The electrical output generated by renewables provided 20.6% of the total electrical output in the US in 2020 — an increase of 9.2% over 2019, according to SUN DAY Campaign analysis of new data released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The post Electrical Output by Renewables Jumps to 20% of Total Mix in 2020:EIA appeared first […]