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WHAT BIDEN’S SPEECH MEANS FOR K STREET: No one would confuse the speech that President
Joe Biden delivered to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night with one of President
Walmart procured the most wind energy of any company in the United States in 2019.
On its way to becoming a regenerative company powered by 100% renewable energy in its own operations by 2035 and achieving zero emissions across its operations by 2040, Walmart revealed that, thanks to a collaboration with ENGIE North America, more than 500 megawatts of new renewable energy generation capacity are now operational across three separate wind projects.
“Together, these projects are expected to supply renewable energy annually to hundreds of stores, clubs and distribution centers across three U.S. states: Texas, South Dakota and Oklahoma,” noted Mark Vanderhelm, Walmart’s VP of energy and facilities management, in a blog post. “This is enough renewable electricity to power more than 240,000 average American homes for an entire year.”
Walmart's Mark Vanderhelm, VP of Energy and Facilities Management released the following note Thursday: Doing what's right for the future of our planet .
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Known as PacWave, the project is based around two locations: PacWave North, a test-site for small-scale, prototype, and maritime market technologies, and PacWave South, which is under development and has received grants from the Department of Energy and the State of Oregon, among others.
In March, PacWave South which will be located 7 miles offshore in federal waters measuring 70 to 75 meters deep took a significant step forward when it was announced that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission had granted Oregon State University (OSU) a license to build and operate a test facility at the site.
According to OSU, PacWave South is the first commercial-scale, utility grid-connected test site in the United States to obtain a FERC license and will be the first marine renewable energy research facility in federal waters off the Pacific Coast.