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NCAA Schools Big On Environmental Initiatives

With March Madness upon us, Juice Energy has put together a list of what the leading conferences are doing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The ACC is a perennial powerhouse in March, but is also recognized for its environmental initiatives. Duke,...

Published 03-19-2008 11:53 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, U.S., Clean Energy, Education, Contracts & Installations

SAS Considering Campus Solar Farm

Software maker SAS is studying the feasibility of building North Carolina’s biggest solar energy farm on its corporate headquarter campus in Cary, The News & Observer reports. The company will try and come to a decision in the coming weeks....

Published 03-18-2008 1:07 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Facilities, U.S., Hi-Tech, Clean Energy, Solar Energy, Contracts & Installations

Steelcase Buys Naming Rights To Wind Farm

Steelcase will purchase all the renewable energy credits produced by a new 10 megawatt wind farm in Panhandle, Texas developed by John Deere Renewables, the wind-energy development unit of Deere & Co., for at least the first five years of its operation...

Published 03-18-2008 12:44 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Facilities, U.S., Marketing, Clean Energy, Electricity, Wind Energy, Contracts & Installations, Carbon Offsets/RECs

Whole Foods Powers Store With Fuel Cell

A new Whole Foods Market in Glastonbury, Connecticut will be the first supermarket to generate most of its power on-site with a fuel cell. The new 46,000-square-foot store will generate 50 percent of the electricity and heat and nearly 100 percent of...

Published 03-11-2008 11:52 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Facilities, U.S., Clean Energy, Fuel Cells, Contracts & Installations, Retail & Restaurants

PG&E Gets Energy From Cow Manure

Pacific Gas and Electric and BioEnergy Solutions say that their biogas-to-pipeline injection project in Fresno County has begun producing renewable natural gas derived from animal waste. It is the first project in California that will deliver pipeline...

Published 03-05-2008 8:30 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, U.S., Agriculture, Clean Energy, Electricity, Utilities, Contracts & Installations

APS Plans 280 MW Solar Power Plant

Arizona Public Service plans to build one of the world’s largest solar facilities – a 280-megawatt concentrating solar power plant 70 miles southwest of Phoenix, near Gila Bend, Arizona. The Solana Generating Station will produce enough energy to serve...

Published 02-21-2008 11:05 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Clean Energy, Utilities, Solar Energy, Contracts & Installations

CCCCD Solar Installation Could Save $70 Million Over 25 Years

Contra Costa Community College District has completed the first phase of the largest solar power installation ever constructed for a college or university in North America. The Chevron Energy project is part of a program expected to save CCCCD more than...

Published 02-01-2008 11:48 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Facilities, U.S., Clean Energy, Electricity, Construction, Solar Energy, Education, Contracts & Installations

Wal-Mart Canada Breaks Green Ad Campaign

In Canada, Wal-Mart has launched “Big Reduction” - a 30-second TV spot that touts some of the company’s green policies, such as its eco-friendly light bulbs, its purchase of emission-free power, its increased insulation of roofs on new...

Published 02-01-2008 10:35 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Major Players, Facilities, North America, Marketing, Business-to-Consumer, Business Services, Clean Energy, Recycling, Contracts & Installations

Intel Tops EPA’s List of Green Power Purchasers

Intel announced it will purchase more than 1.3 billion kilowatt hours a year of renewable energy certificates, making it the single-largest corporate purchaser of green power in the U.S., according to the US EPA. The company said it hoped the purchase...

Published 01-28-2008 2:50 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Facilities, Pollution, U.S., Clean Energy, Solar Energy, Hydroelectric, Biomass, Contracts & Installations, Carbon Offsets/RECs

Super Bowl Powered Completely With Green Energy

This year’s Super Bowl in Glendale, Arizona, will be the first ever powered completely with renewable energy by using solar, wind and geo-thermal energy to offset the GHG emissions, KTAR reports. In addition to the game, Salt River Project will...

Published 01-22-2008 12:23 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Facilities, U.S., Clean Energy, Travel, Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Geothermal, Contracts & Installations, Carbon Offsets/RECs

Sierra Nevada Brewery To Get 34% Of Power From Solar

Sierra Nevada Brewery in Chico, California is installing a 1.3 megawatt solar power system. The panels will be installed in two phases by Chico Electric and will provide 34 percent of the brewery’s power. The solar news comes on the heels of the installation...

Published 01-17-2008 1:00 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Business-to-Business, U.S., Manufacturing, Clean Energy, Solar Energy, Contracts & Installations

PG&E To Purchase Wave Power From Finavera

Pacific Gas & Electric has signed a power purchase agreement with Finavera Renewables for 2 megawatts of electricity that will come from a wave farm, CNET reports. The plan is for the wave farm, to be built off the coast near California’s Humboldt...

Published 12-18-2007 1:03 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Business-to-Business, U.S., Clean Energy, Electricity, Utilities, Wave Energy, Contracts & Installations

HP To Build 1-Megawatt Solar Power system

HP will install a large-scale solar power system at its San Diego facility and buy windpower to run a number of facilities in Ireland. The company has a goal to reduce its energy use by 20 percent by the end of 2010. HP’s agreement with SunPower covers...

Published 11-27-2007 10:14 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Europe, Feature, Major Players, Facilities, U.S., Manufacturing, Hi-Tech, Clean Energy, Wind Energy, Savings, Solar Energy, Contracts & Installations, Carbon Offsets/RECs

Congressional Bank Switches To Wind Power

Congressional Bank is switching its Maryland and Washington, D.C. branches to 100 percent wind power. It’s the first bank in the Washington region to choose green power. The Congressional Bank purchase, brokered by Clean Currents, will offset approximately...

Published 11-27-2007 4:00 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Business-to-Business, U.S., Financial, Clean Energy, Wind Energy, Contracts & Installations

Rockefeller Center Launches Major Green Initiatives

Rockefeller Center is getting a green makeover this holiday season that includes solar panels, LED Christmas tree lights, a green roof, and an ice storage refrigeration plant. Tishman Speyer has installed 363 General Electric solar panels on the roof...

Published 11-21-2007 1:10 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Major Players, U.S., Efficiency, Clean Energy, Travel, Electricity, Refitting, Recycling, Savings, Solar Energy, Contracts & Installations, Carbon Offsets/RECs

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