ESG Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Near-term actions targeting emissions reductions in its upstream value chain include requesting suppliers to set 100% renewable energy and net zero targets, and to develop project roadmaps to achieve their goals, in addition to partnering with other companies in the semiconductor value chain on initiatives to advance the switch to renewable energy.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Portland General Electric has outlined a path to net-zero emissions that relies on tripling clean energy assets and utilizing customer-sited distributed energy resources for grid resiliency. The Oregon utility shared plans Friday to reduce emissions by at least 80% by 2030, 90% by 2035, and to reach zero emissions by 2040.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 2, 2024

Global professional services firm Accenture announced today the acquisition of energy transition-focused Spanish engineering and consulting firm Boslan, with the firm citing opportunities to support clients to optimize investments in net zero infrastructure. and Comtech Group in Canada.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

This week in ESG news: SEC fines Invesco $17.5 See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements IKEA Invests $1.6

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 1, 2021

Traceability is the next big frontier in demanding clean energy from source to socket, argues former IBM Global Smart Grid Systems Leader, Steve Hoy. Google, Microsoft, and, a few weeks ago, IBM have all come out with a commitment to 24/7 traceability of their clean energy purchasing to meet their Net Zero goals.

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CREA

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Canada has made commitments to a net-zero electricity grid by 2035, 100% Zero-Emission Light-Duty Vehicle sales by 2035, and net-zero greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions across the economy by 2050. These investments are driven by both economics and the environment.

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Global Renewable News

MAY 25, 2022

Today (May 25) marks the official launch of an.

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Sustainability Matters

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

“In the area where the EcoVAR unit has been installed there is a significant increase in the amount of solar energy that can be exported into the grid, virtually eliminating constraints on existing solar customers.”. In turn this helps de-carbonise the grid and work towards a net zero future.”.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Achieving the UK’s commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 will require an annual decarbonisation rate of 9.7%. This year the UK became the first major economy to set a legally binding commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050. required decarbonisation rate for net zero.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

There’s discussion among many water utility leaders to have water utilities sign up for net zero goals, for example,” he added. Now that utilities are improving their data collection, they are better equipped for data optimization and the deployment of water smart grids. Planning for the future.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 2, 2024

We have operationalized smart grid management systems that use AI to predict and adjust energy supply based on real-time data from renewable energy sources, reducing waste and enhancing efficiency. For example, in one of our alliances, we use AI technologies to optimize renewable energy use and integrate AI-driven resource management.

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Corporate Knights

MAY 17, 2022

And it would soon achieve net-zero emissions. And here was a thriving net-zero community in prosperous Denmark to lead the way. . Fossil fuels hadn’t literally been eliminated, but Samsø’s energy planners added enough wind power to offset the emissions from the cars and ferries that continued to burn oil.

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Energy Central

JANUARY 20, 2023

The North West is the leading region which already has all the elements required to deliver a net zero carbon industrial cluster by 2040 – including renewables, hydrogen, Carbon Capture Utilisation & Storage (CCUS), nuclear and smart grids.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 30, 2023

The scale of investments that Canada requires to reach net-zero by 2050 is significant, with estimates ranging from $60 billion to $140 billion per year on average,” it said. The table below shows new budget funding to address the climate crisis and opportunity imperatives this fiscal year.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

But in early 2019, Amazon announced an industry-first for a delivery company: It pledged that half of all of its shipments would be net-zero carbon by 2030. The entire company (including transportation) will be net-zero carbon by 2040. It's been building out smart grid tech and testing out a virtual power plant.

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3BL Media

MARCH 19, 2024

It’s needed for every sustainability effort – smart grids, the transition to renewables, low carbon footprint logistics, and supply chains. These chips are everywhere, and our net zero success hinges on the chips that silently power our efforts. Then, ensure efficient voltage and current distribution.

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3BL Media

JULY 22, 2022

Duke Energy is one of the convention sponsors, so three leaders are participating in discussions on electrification of truck and bus fleets, how to make the technology affordable and net-zero carbon emissions. Duke Energy is moving to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. About Electrification 2022.

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ESG Today

JUNE 4, 2024

In September 2023, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak came out with some disappointing rollbacks around net zero, pushing back the deadline for the combustion engine phaseout, slowing the uptake of heat pumps, among others. However, the PM did hit the nail on the head when it came to the UK grid infrastructure… it isn’t ready for net zero.

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Sustainability Matters

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Energy Networks Australia (ENA) has welcomed the Australian Energy Market Commission’s (AEMC) recommendation to accelerate the rollout of smart energy meters to support the transition to net zero. ENA CEO Andrew Dillon said the current smart meter rules had not delivered for customers and a new approach was needed.

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Cisco CSR

MAY 2, 2022

Examples of that technology include smart grids and smart buildings. Smart grids. Ensure optimal usage of energy provided through the electric grid. Today, every utility company may be looking at ways to deploy smart grids to increase the efficiency and sustainability of their electric grids.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

She found a natural fit in Grid Management, where she works today, alongside other engineers who implement smart technology that helps ensure customers have power when and where they need it. The smart grid can reroute service around problems, reducing the likelihood a customer is impacted by an outage.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 7, 2024

And with the US, along with other countries, having pledged to meet net zero carbon emissions targets by 2050, we expect reliance on clean energy sources to increase regardless of election outcomes. Annual US carbon emissions declined steadily from 2001 to 2022—a stretch during which both parties were in the White House.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

VMware's groundbreaking program advances sustainability across the industry by promoting public cloud providers who are committed to achieving 100 percent renewable energy-powered data centers by 2030, and by connecting them with VMware customers who have net zero goals.

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ESG Today

APRIL 16, 2024

Michael Phelan, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of GridBeyond, said: “The newly completed financing round sets GridBeyond on the path to increase the reach of our intelligent energy platform and deliver world leading AI and powerful automation capabilities to smart grid and energy markets across the world.

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Sustainability Matters

JUNE 25, 2024

Organisations can confidently build out capacity while supporting decarbonisation efforts, moving Australia closer to a net zero energy future. is crucial for smart grids, microgrid integration, RES adoption and achieving net zero goals.

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3BL Media

JULY 19, 2022

However, renewables and electrification alone can’t realize the EU’s net-zero ambition. For example, smart meter technologies digitally optimize processes such as lighting and temperature control, significantly reducing energy bills in factories, homes, hospitals, office blocks and other buildings.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 22, 2021

In the race to meet aggressive decarbonization and net-zero carbon goals and regulations, a new study shows that utilities cannot afford to just focus on clean energy supply investments.

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3BL Media

JULY 26, 2023

We have a plan: It is possible to power the world with affordable clean energy , so we are helping to digitize smart grids and smart buildings. As a part of this priority, we’ve also set a goal to reach Net Zero across our value chain by 2040, which includes both our supplier and our customer use of energy.

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Chris Hall

JULY 31, 2024

Despite the promise of funding to support its net zero journey, the country’s dependence on coal and mixed messaging around policy hamper progress. As an archipelago, Indonesia is far more susceptible than most countries to the climate crisis. Momentum continued to build around Indonesia’s low-carbon transition last year.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 3, 2024

With the political parties pussyfooting around net zero claims ahead of the general election, a more robust approach to accelerating the roll-out of solar is critical to driving confidence around achieving decarbonisation goals without burdening the taxpayer, writes renewable energy specialist AMPYR Distributed Energy.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 19, 2021

Digital solutions are unshackling a growing number of ‘active consumers’ and prosumers, thereby accelerating the development of local smart grids and even helping to cost-effectively balance larger regional grids. Across the globe countries, companies and local communities are seeking to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

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Sustainability Matters

MAY 5, 2024

Our Net Zero 2050 commitment means that by 2050 the nation will have addressed those emissions. It will explore technologies critical to sustainability including Industrial AI, digital twins, additive manufacturing, digital decarbonisation platforms, smart grids, industrial metaverse and more.

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CREA

MARCH 10, 2023

It was inspiring to see electricity utilities, system operators and other sector leaders come together to discuss how collaboration and building confidence with renewable energy can drive Canada’s transition to a net-zero electricity system,” McKay said. “I I am so glad I attended the Hub Summit 2023 on behalf of NRCan.

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Sustainability Matters

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) net-zero scenario calls for OECD countries to reduce coal’s share in power generation to 14% by 2030 , with a complete global phase-out of unabated coal by 2040.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 29, 2023

‘Opportunity of a lifetime’ In her speech to the House of Commons Tuesday afternoon, Freeland framed the 2023 budget as part of “the most significant economic transformation since the Industrial Revolution,” in which Canada’s major trading partners are investing heavily in the clean economy and net-zero industries.

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Environment + Energy Leader

JUNE 17, 2022

In its 2019 Sustainability Report, the Prysmian Group said it was committed to combating climate change and to increasing its recycling rates. Running its operations on renewable energy is critical. Its record? The post Prysmian Group’s $107 Million Investment Is Already Enhancing Sustainability appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

V2G can push and pull energy between a connected EV and the grid, supplying the grid with stored, charged power and helping balance energy consumption and production. Duke Energy is making improvements now to ready the grid for more renewables and technologies like vehicle-to-grid,” said Sideris.

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