Releasing its ‘2020 Sustainability Report’ on Tuesday, Facebook said that its has also reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 94 per cent from 2017 levels, exceeding its goal of a 75 per cent reduction. San Francisco: Facebook has said that it has met goals of reaching net zero emissions and 100 per cent renewable energy for […]
RWE Teams Up With Facebook for 150 MW of US Solar
The solar farm is to be located in Shelby County, an area the Tennessee Valley Authority is working to expand renewable generation capacity in through its Green Invest programme. A 150MW solar farm under development in Tennessee, US, is to power Facebook’s data centre in the state. The social media giant is to use 110MW of […]
Facebook ties up with CleanMax to go 100% renewable in India
Gurugram : Facebook and CleanMax on Thursday announced a partnership to support renewable power from wind and solar facilities in India…Read More…
Facebook signs 100MW PPA with Singapore’s Sunseap for rooftop solar project
Singapore’s rooftops will help the social media company stay green Facebook has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Singaporean energy company Sunseap Group to build and use solar panels on the rooftops of 1,200 public housing blocks and 49 government buildings. The social media and advertising giant will receive Renewable Energy Credits (REC) produced […]
Facebook pacts with Sunseap for 100 MW of rooftop solar arrays in Singapore
Social media giant Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) has signed a contract with Sunseap Group Pte Ltd to buy solar power from 100 MWp of rooftop photovoltaic (PV) installations in Singapore. The newly signed virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) should help Facebook achieve its objective to support its operations in the region, including Asia’s first custom-built data […]
INNOVATION: This Facebook robot walks on power lines to install fiber-optic cable
The system, which utilises the electrical grid to build out internet infrastructure, will be cheaper than the existing methods of laying internet cables, particularly in developing countries San Francisco: Facebook has developed an aerial fiber deployment solution that uses a robot to safely deploy a specialised fiber-optic cable on medium-voltage (MV) power lines that can […]
Announced today: DESRI acquired a 100 MW AC Hunter Solar project from Community Energy
D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments Acquires Utah Solar Project from Community Energy and Closes on Financing PPA with PacifiCorp on Behalf of Facebook BOULDER, Colo.: D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) today announced it has acquired the Hunter Solar project in Emery County, Utah from Community Energy. DESRI also closed on financing and a tax […]
Apex Clean Energy Leads Market for 2019 Corporate Renewable Power Procurement
Apex Ranks First for Cumulative Wind Capacity Contracted to Commercial and Industrial Purchasers CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.: In a breakout year for commercial and industrial (C&I) renewable energy procurement, global energy research firm Wood Mackenzie has named Apex Clean Energy the top C&I wind power provider overall and the top corporate renewable provider in 2019. In 2019, […]
Shell-Backed Developer Completes Georgia Solar Farm for Facebook
A Royal Dutch Shell Plc-backed solar developer commissioned a solar project in Georgia that will help power a Facebook Inc. data center. Silicon Ranch Corp.’s 102.5-megawatt plant in Early County is Facebook’s first solar project in Georgia, and was developed as part of an agreement with local utility Walton Electric Membership Corp. It uses […]
Longroad Energy Partners with Facebook to Complete Financing for 379 MW Prospero Solar in Andrews County, Texas
Facebook commits to Tax Equity Investment Shell signs Power Purchase Agreement BOSTON: Longroad Energy, a US-based renewable energy developer, owner and operator, announced today the financial close and start of construction of its Prospero Solar project in Andrews County, Texas with a total financing package of approximately $416 million. When completed in 2020, Prospero will […]