Articles Tagged with ''solar energy''

McDonald’s to implement solar, wind energy to power restaurants

This investment means McDonald’s is said to add more renewable energy to the power supply than any other U.S. restaurant company to date.
November 7, 2019
McDonald's, Chicago, announced its commitment to energy efficiency and renewable energy with a large-scale virtual power purchase agreement.
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Sysco announces 2019 corporate social responsibility report

Sysco’s CSR strategy focuses on three key areas—people, products and planet.
November 6, 2019
Sysco Corp., Houston, Texas, published its 2019 corporate social responsibility (CSR) report, documenting the company’s progress toward the 2025 goals established in 2018.
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The Wonderful Co. owners pledge $750M to Caltech to support environmental sustainability research

This commitment will support Caltech's investigators, as they pursue research in solar science, climate science, energy, biofuels, decomposable plastics, water and environmental resources and ecology and biosphere engineering.
October 1, 2019
Stewart and Lynda Resnick, owners of The Wonderful Co., Los Angeles, and the Wonderful Halos brand, pledged $750 million to The California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, Calif., to support cutting-edge research in environmental sustainability.
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Fifth Season builds 60,000-square-foot vertical farm

The company's 60,000-square-foot farm is said to set a new vertical agriculture standard for efficient, safe and sustainable production of pesticide-free leafy greens and herbs in urban communities.
September 30, 2019
Fifth Season, Pittsburgh, Pa., announced plans for its first highly efficient, commercial-scale indoor vertical farm in Braddock, Pa., which will open in early 2020.
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Unilever achieves 100% renewable electricity across five continents

Unilever’s achievement is a significant step toward its target to become a carbon neutral company before 2030.
September 17, 2019
Unilever, London, announced today that its factories, offices, R&D facilities, data centers, warehouses and distribution centers across five continents are now powered by 100% renewable-grid electricity.
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Organic Valley becomes 100% renewably powered

These solar projects are part of the 32 MWdc Butter Solar Portfolio, which is owned and operated by BluEarth Renewables US, Canada.
August 5, 2019
Organic Valley, La Farge, Wis., announced that the construction of three community solar projects totaling 12.67 MWdc is complete, making the cooperative what is said to be the largest food company in the world to be 100% renewably powered.
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Tyson Foods, Auburn University to build first stand-alone solar-powered poultry house

The data and insights gleaned from this project will help in identifying sustainable practices and new forms of energy for the poultry industry at large.
June 6, 2019
Tyson Foods Inc., Springdale, Ark., partnered with Auburn University’s National Poultry Technology Center (NPTC) to open what is said to be the largest stand-alone solar-powered poultry house to be operated completely off the grid.
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Walmart executes agreements for 46 solar projects nationwide

The solar installations will produce more than 65,000,000 kWh of renewable energy annually, enough energy to power nearly 5,500 homes and are expected to supply approximately 10-60% of each stores' overall electricity use.
May 15, 2019
C2 Energy Capital, LLC, New York, executed 46 Power Purchase Agreements and leases with Walmart Inc., Bentonville, Ark., to provide solar power at the retailer's operations in five states.
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Conca D’Oro Importers completes rooftop solar system

The rooftop solar system will provide clean energy for the distributor’s warehousing, refrigeration and operations.
May 8, 2019
Conca D’Oro Importers LLC, a Totowa, N.J.-based distributor of specialty Italian foods and beverages, completed a 546-kilowatt (kW) solar power system by Quixotic Systems, Inc., New York.
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