Articles Tagged with ''renewable energy''

Cargill, Walmart announce first virtual power purchase agreement in S.D.

The agreement supports Cargill’s commitment to increase its use of renewable energy sources and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
October 29, 2018
Cargill, Minneapolis, today announced a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Geronimo Energy, Edina, Minn., where Cargill will buy 50 megawatts (MW) of wind power from Geronimo Energy’s 200MW Crocker Wind Farm project.
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Smithfield expands “manure-to-energy,” other renewables projects

With a longstanding commitment to innovation and continuous improvement, Smithfield has been researching and exploring sustainable ways to transform manure into energy for many years.
October 26, 2018
Smithfield Foods, Inc., Smithfield, Va., through its Smithfield Renewables, implemented a nationwide expansion of innovative projects designed to help reduce the company’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 25% by 2025.
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Organic Valley to become 100% renewably powered by 2019

In October 2017, Organic Valley committed to achieve 100% renewable power at its corporate facilities.
October 4, 2018
Organic Valley, La Farge, Wis., announced plans to become what is said to be the largest food company in the world to be 100% renewably powered.
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Poll shows solar is favored form of electricity nationwide

According to the poll, more than 70% of registered voters support both net metering and renewable portfolio standards of at least 50% by 2030.
September 27, 2018
More than three-quarters of voters across party lines want to see their electric utilities invest more in solar energy – the most favored form of electricity among those polled -- and want more action by the government to encourage the use of both large and small-scale solar power, according a poll released by the Global Strategy Group, New York.
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Tetra Pak installs new solar array at U.S. HQs

Once installed, the solar array will produce 1,027,638 kWh of energy annually – the equivalent of 79,456.55 gallons of gasoline.
September 17, 2018
Tetra Pak announced plans to install a new photovoltaic (PV) panel array at its Denton, Texas, headquarters campus.
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RNG Energy Solutions, Philadelphia Energy Solutions partner to form Point Breeze Renewable Energy

Organic waste consisting of grocery, restaurant and food processing wastes will be processed at off-site locations and delivered in fully enclosed tanker trucks to the PBRE facility.
August 29, 2018
RNG Energy Solutions, Philadelphia, Pa., and Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining and Marketing LLC (PES), Philadelphia, announced plans to build a state-of-the-art anaerobic digester facility named Point Breeze Renewable Energy (PBRE).
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J. M. Smucker announces renewable energy agreement

Beginning in 2020, the wind energy produced from the Plum Creek project will address approximately 50% of Smucker's total electricity use.
August 6, 2018
The J. M. Smucker Co., Orrville, Ohio, entered into a long-term power purchase agreement with Lincoln Clean Energy (LCE), Chicago, for 60 megawatts (MW) of the utility-scale 230 MW Plum Creek Wind Project in Wayne County, Neb.
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Tetra Pak achieves 50% renewable electricity consumption

Tetra Pak’s factories in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and South Africa use electricity from 100% renewable sources.
July 11, 2018
Tetra Pak, Vernon Hills, Ill., now obtains half of its global electricity supply from renewable sources, putting the company on course to meet its RE100 commitment of using only renewable electricity across all global operations by 2030.
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Land O'Lakes, Inc., California Bioenergy partner to advance "barn to biogas" in California

Land O'Lakes is uniquely positioned to tap into the potential power of California dairy farmers to generate renewable energy from farm waste.
July 5, 2018
Land O'Lakes, Inc., Arden Hills, Minn., and California Bioenergy, LLC (CalBio), Visalia, Calif., launched what is said to be a first-of-its-kind collaboration to support the financing, installation and management of on-farm methane digesters to generate renewable compressed natural gas (R-CNG) fuel in California, thus creating a farmer-led model for "barn to biogas."
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