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Sustainability Regulations for Business: A Brief Review

Green Business Bureau

Many businesses have faced instability and uncertainty over the last few years from the combined impact of shifts in power, the U.K.’s These lawful constructs are put in place to serve and protect the world at large and public concerns over environmental and social wellbeing are on the rise. Energy Use and Carbon Emissions.

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BOEM Slated to Act on Two Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind Activities in 2023

Energy and Cleantech Council

We’re closely monitoring offshore wind activities in the Gulf of Maine. Check out this recent blog post on the Maine Offshore Wind Roadmap. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is responsible for the development of offshore renewable energy in federal waters.

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Rooftop solar skyrockets if an alternative to monopoly utility models is employed

Renewable Energy World

Since rooftop solar became possible, electric utilities have struggled to incorporate it into their outdated business model. In recent years, this lag in utility recognition has become increasingly problematic, risking the health, environmental, and financial impacts of over-investment in large fossil fuel power plants.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Often working from home themselves, they empathized with employees and other stakeholders, some refusing to issue layoffs. In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. As electric vehicles drive toward the mainstream, General Motors has come full circle as well. and globally by 2040.

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Making the Impossible Possible

Mr. Sustainability

How to (possibly) create the largest zero-emission vessel in the world Summary - This blog sketches a vision on how to convert the largest crane vessel in the world - Sleipnir - owned by Heerema Marine Contractors, to a zero-emission vessel. The largest crane vessel is Sleipnir, which has an installed power generation capacity of 98MW.

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Maine Offshore Wind Roadmap Expected in Early 2023; Here’s Why the OSW Industry Should Take Note

Energy and Cleantech Council

Maine’s offshore wind energy potential is ranked seventh in the nation, with more than 411 TWh/yr of offshore resource-generating potential. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for a proposed floating offshore wind research array. Advance Maine-based Innovation to Compete in Emerging National and Global Offshore Wind Industry.

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Are carbon offsets the answer to the climate change crisis?

Business Green

It affects many parts of our lives, from our diets to the way we heat our homes to our choice of holiday destinations, and of course it is becoming a key consideration for investors too. Coad says the firm's business client base now ranges from micro enterprises to agencies to law firms, and the number of larger clients continues growing.