Across The Wire

1. Germany Launches One Of Europe’s Most Modern Gas-Fired Power Plants Replacing Coal-Fired Power Station 1/17/2020

   German municipal utility, Stadtwerke Kiel, launched one of Europe’s most modern and flexible gas engine-based combined heat and power (CHP) plants on the eastern shore of the Kieler Förde inlet in northern Germany

2. Mitsubishi Electric Sets Ambitious Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets 1/16/2020

   Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today that it has set ambitious greenhouse gas reduction targets for 2030 and that these have been approved by the Science-Based Targets initiative1 (SBTi) as measures that will contribute towards "Maintaining global warming below 2°C relative to pre-industrial temperatures", a key aim of the "Paris Agreement"

3. Washington Supreme Court Sets The Stage For Legislative Action On System-Wide Carbon Reductions 1/16/2020

   Today’s Supreme Court ruling restricting the Department of Ecology’s authority to cap greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) creates a patchwork of regulations that are at odds with effective carbon reduction policy

4. Crestone Peak Resources Announces New Partnership For Real-Time Well Site Air Quality Monitoring 1/16/2020

   Crestone Peak Resources today announced an innovative partnership for a large-scale test of real-time continuous air quality monitoring at its oil and natural gas production sites in Colorado

5. Stop & Shop To Convert 40 Stores To Bloom Energy AlwaysON Microgrids To Better Serve Customers During Severe Weather And Power Outages 1/14/2020

   Stop & Shop announced today that it will power 40 of its stores in Massachusetts and New York with Bloom Energy Servers

6. Nation's Largest Dairy Renewable Natural Gas Producer Announces Expansion Of California Facility 1/13/2020

   Calgren Dairy Fuels and Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today announced that four additional Central Valley dairies have started sending methane produced from cow manure to Calgren's biogas operation in Pixley, where it is processed into high-quality, renewable natural gas (RNG) and injected into SoCalGas' system

7. Cummins Westport B6.7N Natural Gas Engine Receives Near Zero Emissions Certifications; Full Natural Gas Engine Portfolio Now Certified Near Zero 1/9/2020

   Cummins Westport Inc. (“CWI”) is pleased to announce that it has received certifications from both the U.S

8. Smithfield Foods Generates Renewable Natural Gas From Wastewater To Power North Carolina Communities 1/8/2020

   Smithfield Foods, Inc., in partnership with Duke Energy and OptimaBio, LLC, is now producing renewable natural gas (RNG) from the wastewater treatment system at its Tar Heel, N.C. pork processing facility, which will help power more than 2,000 local homes and businesses.

9. Global Experiences Announces Green Initiative 1/7/2020

   Global Experiences, a leading provider of international internship programs, announces a goal to be carbon neutral by 2025 in response to the overwhelming global climate crisis

10. The Clean Energy Choice Act Introduced In Virginia 1/7/2020

    Today, Senator Jeremy McPike and Delegate Mike Mullin introduced the Clean Energy Choice Act so that competitive suppliers may continue to deliver renewable power to Virginia customers with strict oversight by the State Corporation Commission