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Michigan to Fast-Track Tuscola County Wind-Farm Expansion Project
The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) has approved a proposal by Consumers Energy Co. to accelerate the expansion of its wind-farm project in Tuscola County. In 2016, the Commission approved Consumers purchasing 19 wind-turbine generators for its Cross Winds Energy…
Elgin Entrepreneur’s Power Project to Use 3,700 Solar Panels
It may not always be sunny in Elgin, but building permits were issued in late May and work is underway on what officials say will be one of the city’s largest solar energy installation. Rainy Investments is in the midst…
IKEA Dishes Up Smart Tech-Enabled Drive to Halve Food Waste
It may be famous as the world’s largest furniture retailer, but IKEA also serves food to 650 million customers each year. As such the company yesterday announced it was extending its wide-ranging sustainability efforts to include a new initiative to…
Nike Makes Air Max Shoebox from Recycled Milk Jugs and Coffee Lids
Nike is thinking inside the box—the shoe box, that is. 30 years after the Air Max 1 changed the sneaker industry forever, the sportswear giant is revolutionizing the shoe’s packaging with a polypropylene receptacle derived entirely from post-consumer recycled milk…
Thrive Renewables Funds 11.5 MW of Scottish Wind
British firm Thrive Renewables has supported 11.5 MW of wind power projects in Scotland with mezzanine loans, it said Thursday. Financing from Thrive Renewables has helped Renewable Energy Ventures (REV) complete in time the construction of the 6.9-MW Gevens wind…
Renewables Generate 5% of Luxembourg’s Energy
Luxembourg’s has more than doubled the amount of renewable energy it generates since 2004, Eurostat figures show. The proportion generated rose from 2.8% to 6.2% in 2015. As a proportion of energy consumed, in 2015 renewables generated 5% of the…
Greene King Serves Up Zero Waste to Landfill Target
Greene King is aiming to become the UK’s first major pub chain to send zero waste to landfill across the entirety of its operations, the company announced today. The new target, which it aims to meet by 2020, covers all…