Articles Tagged with ''renewable energy projects''

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.

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.

The team at the University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center (WCROC), Morris, Minn., created a goal in 2013 to raise renewable electric energy generation on dairy farms by establishing a “net-zero” energy milking parlor.

2015 was a record year for renewable energy installations, according to the Renewables 2016 Global Status Report, produced by REN21, France.

Agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Washington, D.C., is investing $68 million in 540 renewable energy and energy efficiency projects nationwide.

First Solar, Inc., Tempe, Ariz., sold its 50 megawatt Macho Springs Solar Power Plant to Atlanta-based Southern Power and Turner Renewable Energy.

Mars, Inc., McLean, Va., partnered with Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, New York, to build a new 200MW wind farm that will generate 100% of the electricity needs of Mars’ U.S. operations.

U.S. Energy Services offers two new sustainability solutions to help organizations manage their sustainability strategy and reduce energy consumption at facilities.