Sustainability

TN Sustainable Spirits Webinar Series: Sustainability and Clean-In-Place Techniques

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 The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation invites you to join us for the Tennessee Sustainable Spirits’ first webinar of 2022. This webinar will discuss how spirits producers can enhance facility sustainability through clean-in-place (CIP) practices. Attendees will learn more about how spirits producers can clean equipment in a manner that can reduce operational costs … Read more

TDEC webinar on Feb 23: Advanced Energy and How it is Helping Bridgestone Meet its Sustainability Goals

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Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. Central Standard Time Register here. Speakers:     • Cortney Piper, Executive Director – Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council • Nick Ramos, Director of Environmental Affairs – Bridgestone Americas, Inc. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation – Office of Policy and Sustainable Practices (OPSP) invites you to the first … Read more

EPA Releases Updated Resources to Aid Federal Purchasers in Meeting the Biden-Harris Administration’s Sustainability Goals

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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing a new and improved Framework for the Assessment of Environmental Performance Standards and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing under its Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) program, and a webpage highlighting ecolabel criteria that address perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These actions are a key step in implementing President Biden’s Executive Order on Catalyzing Clean … Read more

Top Energy Savers: Lighting

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December 2, 2021, 2:00-3:00 PM EST The SC E3 team at Clemson University recently hosted a presentation by Vinay Mehta (Signify N.V.), Daniel Hancock (SuperGreen Solutions), and Tim Howard (Clemson University) as part of the “Top Energy Savers for Your Facility” webinar series. See the flyer below for more details. Title: Top Energy Savers: Lighting … Read more

Department of Energy Announces $60 Million Investment to Increase Energy Efficiency in Manufacturing

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $60 million in funding for its largest-ever cohort of university-based Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs), which assist small- and medium-sized manufacturers in reducing their carbon emissions and lowering energy costs, while training the next generation of energy-efficiency workers. The groundbreaking investment will help remove barriers to decarbonization across the … Read more