Altova Utilizes Renewable Energy For A Healthier Environment
Beverly, MA - Altova (http://www.altova.com), creator of XMLSpy and other leading XML, Altova, UML, and Web services tools, recently announced that it has taken important steps to help lessen the effects that greenhouse gases and air pollution are having on the quality of the environment. By purchasing renewable energy credits (RECs) from Renewable Choice Energy, Altova is offsetting all the carbon emissions produced in powering its US headquarters – Altova, Inc.
"From day-to-day business operations to travel and special events, the energy being used by companies has a lasting effect on the environment," said Alexander Falk, President and CEO of Altova. "By purchasing clean renewable energy, Altova is helping to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, fight global warming, and reduce our environmental footprint, providing a healthier environment for our families, friends, employees, and customers."
In the US, every time a renewable energy producer adds electricity to the national electric grid, it earns RECs which represent the additional cost and value of a specific amount of renewable energy that is generated. RECs are the industry standard method of accounting for renewable energy production, and they are audited and guaranteed by an independent third-party program, called Green-e, run by the Center for Resource Solutions in San Francisco. By purchasing RECs to offset the electricity consumption of its US headquarters, Altova is ensuring that the specific amount of electricity that it consumes is replaced on the national grid with clean, carbon-free electricity.
Altova's purchase of 144,000 kWh worth of renewable energy credits prevents over 200,000 pounds of CO2 pollution, which has the same environmental impact as:
- Not burning 107,653 pounds of coal
- Planting 2,646 trees
- Not driving a typical car 218,830 miles
Concurrently, Altova has switched its European headquarters – Altova GmbH – over to using only renewable energy generated from wind, solar, and hydro power produced by Wienstrom, the main energy supplier for the city of Vienna, Austria.
SOURCE: Altova