Sustainability
Seymour Hills Wind Farm to Power Akamai Technologies
The 80-megawatt wind farm will consist of 38 wind turbines across 8,000 acres and will begin operations in 2018. The facility’s clean energy will be used to power Akamai’s data center operations in Texas.
Enel Kicks Off Construction of $435M Wind Farm
The new Thunder Ranch wind facility will have a total installed capacity of almost 300 megawatts and is expected to begin operations by the end of 2017.
Dallas Cambria Hotel Earns LEED Silver
The four-story, 129-key hotel is the first Cambria Hotel to receive LEED certification. Opened in March 2015, the facility was recognized for installing electric car charging stations, for reducing water use, as well as for using solar power and low-emitting building materials,
Massive 600MW Offshore Wind Farm Opens in North Sea
The Gemini Offshore Wind Park is a collaboration between Northland Power, Siemens Wind Power, Van Oord and HVC. It has a generating capacity of 600 megawatts and will power 785,000 households.
First Phase of Bearkat Wind Energy Project Begins Construction
The project, located in Glasscock County, Texas, will generate 197.6 megawatts of clean energy once the first phase is finalized. Upon completion, the project will total 380 megawatts.
Pattern Energy Acquires 324MW Broadview Wind Facilities
The California investor acquired interest in the two wind projects that comprise the 324-megawatt Broadview Wind power facilities and the associated independent 35-mile 345-kilovolt Western Interconnect transmission line for $215 million in cash and an assumed project loan of $54 million.
Frozen Gourmet Installs Cold Thermal Energy Storage System
Viking Cold Solutions’ Thermal Energy Storage reduced Frozen Gourmet’s energy consumption by nearly 30 percent since the beginning of 2017, while also maintaining more stable temperatures inside their freezers.
ENGIE Boosts Houston’s Use of Solar Power
The 50-megawatt SolaireHolman plant is now operational and will power the Hermann Park Zoo, the Bob Lanier Public Works Building, wastewater treatment plants and several Bush Intercontinental Airport terminals.
PNM Commits to Eliminating Coal Generation by 2031
PNM plans to replace coal-generated power with solar, wind, nuclear and natural gas power, according to its 2017 Integrated Resource Plan draft, which it is required to submit to the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission every three years.
Melbourne Technology Center Scores LEED
The interactive facility opened in 2016 and has already garnered several environmental accomplishments.