renewable energy
Cisco makes progress on sustainability goals in North Carolina
One year ago, we announced goals to achieve 100 percent renewable energy, water neutrality and zero waste at Cisco’s campus in Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina. RTP is a growing campus in a regional innovation hub, surrounded by leading research universities and clean technology ventures…
Cisco Opens New Solar Facility to Power San Jose Campus
Today, I attended the opening of Cisco’s new solar energy facility in Blythe, California. This facility, built by NRG Energy, Inc., will generate renewable power for use at our San Jose headquarters. Though we have already installed approximately 2.7 megawatts of solar at our sites in Texas, Massach…
Cisco Awarded Top International Honor for Energy Management
On September 30, 2015, Cisco received the International Corporate Energy Management Award from the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) for our global energy management program and our commitment to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globally. We are very honored to receive this award and ve…
Why Cisco, Why Solar, Why Now
In the past year, Cisco has significantly ramped up its use of renewable energy with a focus on solar. We’ve been sharing these activities in press releases, blog posts, videos and our annual CSR report, but we haven’t talked about why – and these reasons are deeper than just a co…
Summary: Renewable Energy Agency Deploys Scalable, Power-Resilient Network
With its fast-growing economy, India faces significant challenges in meeting the energy needs of its population and industry. And given the growth of the renewable energy sector, the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) was established in 1987 to promote, develop, and extend financial…
Midsize Renewable Energy agency in India optimizes network for efficiency
The World energy demand will be 41% higher in 2035 with India and China accounting for half the growth. The development of renewable energy sources ranks as a key responsibility for the top economies in the world. India, as one of the top 5 emitters of greenhouse gasses, has prioritized the developm…
The Impact of Distributed Generation
Distributed generation is getting increasing attention for impact on the electric utility industry. DG has been the subject of a number of high profile articles in Business Week, the Wall St. Journal and several online business and industry news sites. The Business Week article was particularly pr…
Cisco Recognized by EPA as Green Power Partner of the Year
Today, Cisco was recognized as one of only four organizations nationwide as a “Green Power Partner of the Year” by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This annual award recognizes the country’s leading green power users for furthering the voluntary green power market. EPA presented Cisco with…
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