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ENVIRONMENT
economic performance. These activities nology and clean energy know-how. Technology, and 3E Bioenergy LLC.
help to reduce the barriers in the com- Many companies have successfully
The EcoComplex recently released its
mercialization process, thus creating developed their clean energy technologies updated Assessment of Biomass Energy
economic growth while benefiting the within the EcoComplex, including Ad- Potential in New Jersey 2.0. (To read the
environment. By offering services and sorptech Inc., Metro Biofuels LLC, Acrion full report, visit ecocomplex.rutgers.edu/
resources to entrepreneurs not avail- Technologies Inc., Auxillium Energy Inc., biomassenergypotential.html.)
able anywhere else in the country, the and Garden State Ethanol Inc. Current The study determined there’s 4.3
EcoComplex is establishing New Jersey clean energy residents of the business in- million dry tons (MDT) of “practically
as the place to go for clean energy firms cubator program include: Energy Cataly- recoverable” biomass produced annually
in terms of access to environmental tech-
sis Inc., Process Development LLC, AL-G
in New Jersey. Of that, almost 75 percent
NEW LOOK
NRG ENERGY TO OPEN ‘ULTRA-GREEN’ HQ
NRG ENERGY INC. IS WORKING TOWARD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE
BY SETTING AMBITIOUS SUSTAINABILITY GOALS AS PART OF ITS CON-
TINUED CORPORATE GROWTH STRATEGY. THE COMPANY ANNOUNCED
THE GOALS LAST YEAR AT A GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY FOR ITS
NEW “ULTRA-GREEN” GRID-RESILIENT CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
IN PRINCETON. EXPECTED TO OPEN IN 2016, THE HEADQUARTERS
WAS DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH A LONG-TERM LEASE WITH
BOSTON PROPERTIES, WHICH WILL OWN THE BUILDING. THE CORE OF
NRG’S SUSTAINABILITY GOALS IS TO REDUCE THE COMPANY’S CARBON
DIOXIDE EMISSIONS 50 PERCENT BY 2030 AND 90 PERCENT BY 2050
BELOW A 2014 BASELINE, AND LEVERAGE AND GROW CORE GENERA-
TION CAPABILITIES IN A SUSTAINABLE, LOWER CARBON MANNER.
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