Sustainability
Greenbuild 2017: Electrochromic Glass Controls Light, Energy Savings
SageGlass’s unique electronically controlled windows, walls and skylights allow for automated or manual control of sunlight and heat.
JV to Deliver 650 MW of Onshore Wind to Sweden
GE and Green Investment Group have partnered to deliver what will become the largest single site onshore wind farm in Europe, estimated to increase Sweden’s installed wind generation capacity by more than 12.5 percent.
Columbus Engages Arcadis for Wastewater Plant Improvements
Arcadis will design a heat and power engine capable of burning biogas to produce electricity and heat for the plant, helping the city increase its sustainability.
ACCIONA to Double Its Renewable Capacity in Latin America by 2020
ACCIONA currently owns 897 megawatts of wind and solar power capacity in the region, specifically in Chile, Mexico and Costa Rica.
SunPower Helix Carport System Powers Co-Working Space in CA
The 196-kilowatt SunPower system is expected to save 580 Executive Center $2.7 million in electric bills over the next 25 years.
SC to Gain $1.5B Solar Investment
Cypress Creek Renewables will train as many as 7,000 people in a plan that would boost the number of workers in South Carolina’s solar energy industry to more than 10,000 over the next decade.
Vattenfall to Power Microsoft Hub in the Netherlands
The two companies signed a 10-year contract to power Microsoft’s data center located near Amsterdam. The 180-megawatt wind farm will begin construction in 2018 and is anticipated to start producing renewable energy in 2019.
Liberty Property Trust Breaks Ground on 2 Industrial Assets
Combined, the two buildings will add 704,000 square feet of industrial space to the market, located at the company’s Port Crossing Commerce Center in northwest Houston.
Amazon’s Biggest Wind Farm Up and Running
The Texas facility, which will generate 1 million-megawatt hours of wind energy annually, is one of the 18 projects the company has launched across the country.
World’s First Floating Offshore Wind Farm Begins Operations
Developed by Norwegian state-owned Statoil in partnership with Masdar, the 30-megawatt pilot Hywind Scotland will power roughly 20,000 U.K. households.