Better Plants

Better Plants

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Better Plants, part of the US Department of Energy’s Better Buildings initiative, helps manufacturers, supply chains, public water and wastewater utilities, and other industrial organizations drive energy efficiency and reduce solid waste and water use with technical support, networking platforms, recognition, and access to innovation. Better Plants partners voluntarily set an energy savings goal, typically to reduce energy intensity by 25% over a 10-year period portfolio-wide. Partner successes are recognized on the Better Buildings Solution Center, as well as on social media, at events, in print, and more.

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501-1,000 employees

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    The third day of AEE World featured a series of engaging sessions on Project Implementation from Start to Finish. The speakers, sustainability leaders from Better Plants partners ABB, Cummins Inc., Owens Corning, and Sherwin-Williams Williams, offered a wealth of lessons learned and practical advice for any industrial company. Michelle Schwery, LPG Manager Renewable Energy US, ABB shared how the company drove sustainability in its new Wisconsin facility Laura Jones, Director of ECO Efficiency, Cummins Inc, provided a comprehensive overview of the company’s Compressed Air Challenge Campaign, which had the goal of reducing compressed air energy uses at identified sites globally by 30% by 2024.   Michael Kennedy, Water Compliance and Sustainability Lead at Owens Corning, shared the benefits the organization realized from a U.S. Department of Energy and Water Treasure Hunt at two of their facilities last year. At the Danville, IL facility, participants identified and documented 22 projects that would provide a total emissions savings of 18%, and a site wide cost savings of 17%. Organizations interested in participating in a Treasure Hunt, can learn more here: Energy Treasure Hunts | Better Buildings Initiative Chad Snodgrass, Lead Sustainability Engineer, Sherwin Williams, discussed the company’s successful implementation of onsite solar to drive decarbonization.

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    The second day of AEE World featured an informative two-hour session led by Sachin Nimbalkar, Group Leader, Manufacturing Energy Efficiency Research & Analysis at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, focusing on how to tackle industrial Scope 1 emissions. This collaborative session brought together industry experts from Frito-Lay , Kraft Heinz, Lockheed Martin and Nestlé who shared insights from their organizations’ efforts to mitigate emissions. Bryan Seitz, Sustainability Strategy Manager Climate Lead, Frito-Lay North America, discussed the company’s Steam Generation Decarbonization strategies and shared lessons that could be applied to any Food & Beverage Manufacturing company.  Aaron Stewart, the SG Decarbonization & Utilities Processing Design Engineering Lead at Kraft Heinz, shared the company’s recipe for net zero emissions in manufacturing. This included the initial design approach, establishing a thermal profile, conducting a technology assessment and an impact review. Dave Gontarz, Staff Mechanical Engineer at Lockheed Martin, gave an in-depth look at 14 key initiatives that are helping the company reduce absolute emissions by 36% from 2020 baseline by 2030. Rishabh Bahel, CEM, Senior Manager, Energy and Sustainability, Nestle Purina provided an in-depth overview of the company’s thermal decarbonization efforts.

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    The first day of AEE World featured a compelling two-hour session titled “Energy Efficiency: The Foundation of Decarbonization,” featuring practical insights from industry leaders. Better Plants partners The Chemours Company, Eastman, Ozinga, and RTX, shared valuable lessons learned as their organizations worked to reduce industrial greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In case you missed it, here are some highlights. 1. Josie Stoner, Senior Process Engineer at The Chemours Company, detailed the company’s progress towards achieving its 2030 absolute GHG emissions goal – noting it is already 85% of the way there. Stoner highlighted the role the DOE 50001 Ready Navigator and 50001 Ready Cohort played in making it happen. 2. Sharon Nolen, P.E., CEM, Program Manager & Fellow, Global Natural Resource Management, Eastman Chemical Company spoke about “Banking on Energy Efficiency to Reduce Decarbonization Costs.” She emphasized the critical importance of benchmarking in decarbonization efforts and shared Eastman’s benchmark summary and conclusions. 3. Lum Sadiku, Director of Energy and Sustainability at Ozinga, discussed the Energy Efficiency program at Ozinga, a ready-mix concrete manufacturer, and how they run their decarbonization program. 4. Tracy Fialli, Senior Manager, Energy & Water, RTX gave a presentation titled “Decarbonization is a Team Sport,” in which she shared recommendations on how to involve everyone in an organization’s decarbonization efforts.

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