The fundamental issue for
green electricity companies and for us as a country — the need to build new sources of electricity.
We were the world's first
green electricity company, and while the technology to make green electricity was relatively new, we could see a potential future where all electricity was made this way — utilizing the Wind, Sun and Sea.
We need a consumer boycott on fossil fuels says Dale Vince, founder of
green electricity company Ecotricity, because the divestment campaign on its own isn't enough to end the demand for fossil fuels.
Clients have prompted Elegant, a Belgium - based
green electricity company, to accept bitcoin payments.
Not exact matches
A BOOM for business as packaged
green energy solutions sweeten balance sheets and sustainability A GWE Anaerobic reactor, left, and
green energy
electricity generation, right A
company introducing some of the world's most advanced -LSB-...]
The anaerobic wastewater biogas technologies — which extract methane to generate
green electricity or to fuel boilers and other factory equipment — are particularly applicable to food, beverage and agribusiness
companies, or any industry that has a biological waste stream or wastewater with high organic carbon or COD (chemical oxygen demand) of natural origin that can be broken down into biogas by anaerobic bacteria.
Benefits of the
company's new wastewater and
green energy plant mean that DMPI can replace fossil fuels with
green energy, and given the high prices of
electricity form the Grid and the sometimes erratic supply, the plant will achieve rapid ROI payback.
We didn't realise that when we hit the threshold of 20 %
green electricity it blew power
companies out.
They also give competitive advantage to certain businesses against others - so, certain «
green» businesses get preferential tax treatment compared to, say, traditional energy
companies, thus making it more profitable to engage in, say, wind energy than in building other means of generating
electricity.
U.S.
companies waste almost $ 4 billion annually on nighttime
electricity for computers, according to New Boundary Technologies, a
company that says its
Green IT Solution software (for Windows computers) can slash computing energy costs by up to 60 percent.
Several start - up
companies aim to help people cut costs, flex their muscles as consumers to promote
green energy, and usher in a more efficient energy grid — all by unleashing smart software on everyday
electricity usage.
And now municipally - owned energy
company Bristol Energy is offering customers its My
Green Plus tariff, which consists of 100 % renewable electricity and 15 % green gas — produced primarily from the poop of the residents of the city of Bri
Green Plus tariff, which consists of 100 % renewable
electricity and 15 %
green gas — produced primarily from the poop of the residents of the city of Bri
green gas — produced primarily from the poop of the residents of the city of Bristol.
Though Newsom claims PG&E; is the
greenest utility
company and the public power movement is merely utilizing
green washing to sway voters, PG&E;'s
electricity was comprised of only 11.4 % renewables in 2007.
SONY Sony is instrumental in prompting an increase in a wider range of renewable
electricity use by numerous leading Japanese
companies through its
Green Power Certification System, making it a renewable energy leader.
They also buy certified
green, renewable power from their electric
company, and the switch from coal plants eliminates the remaining 8,300 pounds of CO2 produced by the
electricity for their house and car.
On top of this, the
company that is (hopefully) going to be «flattening it and starting again» is a
company that produces
green electricity as it's main business.
Usual investment criteria may not deliver the super low - cost, clean, renewable energy soon enough to avoid the worst effects of climate change,» said Dr. Larry Brilliant, Executive Director of Google.org, Google's philanthropic arm, «Google.org's hope is that by funding research on promising technologies, investing in promising new
companies, and doing a lot of R&D ourselves, we may help spark a
green electricity revolution that will deliver breakthrough technologies priced lower than coal.»
The results are (a) widespread destruction of our former
green and pleasant land, (b) higher
electricity bills, (c) windfarm
companies making pots of money.
«
Electricity consumption is one of the key drivers behind a corporate carbon footprint and it's good to see, that more and more
companies commit to reduce emissions by switching to
green energy,» says First Climate CEO Sascha Lafeld.
Proponents of the RPS plans say that the mandated restrictions will reduce harmful emissions and spur job growth, by stimulating investment in
green technologies.Motivated by a desire to reduce carbon emissions, and in the absence of federal action to do so, 29 states (and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) have required utility
companies to deliver specified minimum amounts of
electricity from «renewable» sources, including wind and solar power.
Being the CEO of First Climate Markets AG, Sascha is responsible for the strategic development of First Climate's carbon neutral activities, the development of the
company's water services including the market development for Water Benefit Certificates, First Climate's
green electricity products, and First Climate's business development outside of Europe.
Our Best Buys for
green electricity and gas tariffs are Ecotricity and Good Energy, as both of these
companies do something that makes a difference to the world.
In cooperation with the city - owned utility
company Stadtwerke München (SWM), Munich is aiming to produce enough
green electricity at its own plants by 2025 to meet the power requirements of the entire municipality of Munich — at least 7.5 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) per year.
Due to recent changes to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol — the global standard for carbon accounting —
companies can now report emission reduction impacts stemming from the use of
green electricity.
Due to recent changes to the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol, the global standard for carbon accounting,
companies can now report emission - reducing effects derived from the consumption of
green electricity, which they were previously unable to do.
Our
green electricity solutions offer an easy - to - use tool to partially or completely mitigate the greenhouse gas emissions stemming from your
company's
electricity consumption
Then, there are the «bad guys» — oil and gas
companies, mining corporations,
electricity generators and other fossil fuel - based industries, eagerly promoting their
green credentials.
Calgary — Bullfrog Power, Canada's leading
green energy provider, announced that Glenbriar Technologies Inc., a full - service technology
company, has chosen 100 per cent
green electricity for its head office in Calgary, Alberta.
Not all solutions, though — Portfolio 21 nor
Green Century also screen out
companies that produce nuclear power, which provides more low - carbon
electricity, globally and in the US, than solar and wind combined.
I already enroll in a
green energy program with my local energy
company, Northwestern Energy, where i pay a premium for my
green electricity.
For an added price, you can often choose to buy
green energy over conventionally - derived energy from your
electricity utility
company.
Over the past three years, the EPA's corporate partners have increased their voluntary
green power commitments by more than 30 percent, while the list of Fortune 500 members grew by 20 percent, totaling 61
companies that buy more than 7 billion kilowatt - hours (kWh) of
green power, the equivalent environmental impact of avoiding the annual carbon - dioxide emissions from
electricity use of nearly 644,000 average American homes.
The
company's web site also details a variety of
green business practices they employ, including minimizing paper usage, recycling and composting, beginning construction of a database of San Francisco's
green properties, and purchasing wind power for 100 % of the office's
electricity needs.
The
green energy
company, after which Westwood has named her Winter 2017/18 show, uses a unique model called «Bills into Mills,» which means that it uses customers»
electricity bills as funding for further
green energy development.
Earlier this year, the
company announced a partnership with V2Green, which is developing the software for managing
electricity flow between the grid and the cars (see Move to
Greener Cars Accelerates).
By making better energy choices and demanding more from utility vendors, cloud
companies have the opportunity to be a catalyst in driving utilities and governments toward the development of cleaner
electricity generation that will ensure a truly
green cloud for their long - term sustainability — and a
greener grid for us all.
Since it's free to obtain and the Tourism Institute provides a series of benefits to
companies that get it (preference to use wildlife areas and museums for operators, better credit conditions, tax incentives, lower water and
electricity rates, among others), it seems it's a rare case of a stamp that actually serves to
green the industry rather than making money.
He is now the sole shareholder of Ecotricity Group Ltd, providing
green electricity across the UK, and the value of his
company was estimated to be worth at least # 57m.
The
company said, in a press release, that its new partnerships, with
electricity and gas retailers Elering AS and 220Energia, together with Estonian wind power technology
company Eleon, will allow the nationwide adoption of a blockchain - based
green trading ecosystem and demonstrates the importance of the technology to the energy sector.
In 2013, Intel will increase its
green power purchases to nearly 3.1 billion kWh, equivalent to 100 percent of the
company's projected U.S.
electricity use for the year and equal to the annual
electricity use of more than 320,000 U.S. homes.