Stem is jumping from behind-the-meter energy storage into the grid-connected battery realm. The decade-old startup, known for using batteries to help commercial customers manage demand…
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More than any of the other global oil majors, Royal Dutch Shell — the second-largest publicly traded oil company in the world — is trying…
Salesforce, Microsoft, LinkedIn, Apple and other companies that own data centers in Virginia are demanding that the local utility use renewable energy to meet any…
In the last few weeks, California passed a standard that will transition airport shuttle buses to zero-emission battery and fuel cell electric vehicles. While California…
Big Six UK energy firms Centrica and SSE have joined the EV100 initiative alongside facilities services giant Mitie, with all three becoming the latest corporates…
The outlook for the global wind market is on the upswing. According to Wood Mackenzie’s latest global wind power market update, global wind power capacity…
In the dry, sweeping plains of West Texas, wind turbines have cropped up in recent decades to meet the oil pump jacks that have long…
The Sunshine State is finally owning its nickname when it comes to large-scale solar energy, with Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables forecasting 9 gigawatts of utility-scale…
There was a time when summer was a slow season for sustainable business, as companies, NGOs and others, or at least their communications arms, dialed…
The beauty industry is flooded with problematic products that use chemicals harmful to human health, but the federal law on cosmetics is not effective in…
Companies are in a competition to attract and retain the best and brightest employees. According to a recent CBS news article, there are 1 million…
Moves to foster electric-vehicle adoption for energy system decarbonization in the U.K. could risk shifting the emphasis away from a cheaper option. A focus on…
Twenty Democratic presidential candidates faced off last week in the first debate of the 2020 election. It was a mixed bag — not only for…
I have spent the past 6.5 years of my career at the International Living Future Institute (ILFI) working on sustainable manufacturing initiatives. This experience has…
This article is adapted from the VERGE newsletter, running Wednesdays. Subscribe here. The Fourth of July always gets me thinking about declaring our interdependence. You…
In 1988, a handful of Midwest family farmers fed up with the state of American agriculture gathered at the Viroqua, Wisconsin courthouse to talk about…
How do you get an entire company thinking about circular economy principles at the “drawing board” phase? 3M and Target are among the organizations that…
Offshore wind developer Ørsted plans to help Germany’s EEW build a factory for steel foundations in Paulsboro, New Jersey, in what would be one of…
When the sun hits San Diego, there’s no place finer. A glowering marine layer kept that sunshine largely at bay during Greentech Media’s recent Grid…
The global pipeline of offshore wind projects stands at an all-time high, and the industry’s biggest players command an increasing share of that portfolio. “The…