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Associated Press
02-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Chemours Corpus Christi Site Wins 2025 Better Project Award for Innovative Energy and Water Reduction
The Chemours Company has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy's Better Buildings, Better Plants Initiative with the 2025 Better Project Award for its innovative project at the Corpus Christi manufacturing site. This award highlights Chemours's advanced analytical and processing approach to enable steam condensate return, which significantly increased energy and water efficiency, minimizing waste and operating costs. Project Background and Objectives Chemours Corpus Christi site produces Opteon™ YF (R-1234yf), a sustainable, non-ozone depleting, low global warming potential refrigerant used in cars, homes, hospitals, and throughout the cold chain. The site is located in Ingleside, Texas, a community currently facing a stage 3 drought. To minimize water and energy use, Chemours initiated a project to return condensed steam (condensate) back to the steam cogeneration operations. Given the water-stressed conditions in South Texas, this initiative is particularly impactful. The project aimed to ensure the quality of the condensate through advanced analytical equipment and monitoring, enabling safe return to the cogeneration unit and achieving significant financial and energy savings. Approach and Implementation The project began with the installation of Total Organic Carbon (TOC) analyzers to monitor condensate return quality. These analyzers provided real-time measurements of condensate quality, validated against manually collected samples. After successful trials, additional transmitters were installed in late 2023, allowing Chemours to significantly increase the amount of condensate returned and ultimately reused. Since the project launch, the condensate return increased by nearly 40%—from 17.6% to 57.5%—translating to an annual savings of over 70 million gallons of water and $520,000. The initiative also resulted in substantial energy savings, estimated at 134,000 MMBTU/year, a reduction of over 7,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) annually. The initiative serves as a proof-of-concept that can be replicated across other facilities. Sustained Impact Chemours's success at the Corpus Christi site underscores its dedication to environmental stewardship and operational excellence. By leveraging advanced technology and fostering strong partnerships, Chemours is paving the way for a more sustainable future. For more information about Chemours and its sustainability initiatives, visit Visit 3BL Media to see more multimedia and stories from Chemours
Malaysian Reserve
01-05-2025
- Business
- Malaysian Reserve
Schneider Electric Recognized for Energy Efficiency Innovations by the U.S. Department of Energy
WASHINGTON, May 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced that the Department of Energy awarded the company for its leadership in implementing energy efficiency measures in its operations. Thousands of attendees converged on Washington, D.C., this week for the annual Better Buildings, Better Plants Summit to explore merging technologies and innovative strategies in energy efficiency, water, and waste reduction. During the event, the U.S. Department of Energy awarded Schneider Electric with two distinctions – the Better Project Recognition for its Lincoln, Nebraska, HVAC Electrification Project and the Better Practice Recognition for its Building Automation System Playbook. Better Project: Lincoln HVAC Electrification Project The Better Project Recognition acknowledged partners for outstanding accomplishments in implementing energy, water, and waste projects at individual facilities, and Schneider Electric secured the award for the modernization of its Lincoln, Nebraska, factory. The facility is a large manufacturing plant that's been operational for over 50 years. To modernize and streamline its operations, Schneider Electric developed an HVAC electrification project to help the Lincoln Plant recover and process wasted heat. By deploying innovative technology to capture the wasted heat produced and loop it back into the facility, the plant is improving energy efficiency and the sustainability of its operations. Better Practice: Building Automation System Playbook The Better Practice Recognition was presented to partners for innovative and industry-leading accomplishments in implementing and promoting practices, principles, and procedures of energy management. Schneider Electric was recognized for its Building Automation System Playbook. Schneider Electric leverages its own technology solutions to drive greater electrification, efficiency, and sustainability. To further bolster its domestic supply chain capabilities in the U.S., Schneider Electric launched a program to standardize its Building Management Systems across North America. This standardization has allowed for more seamless communication across facilities and partner businesses, improved integration of analytics, and a simplified deployment process to maximize energy efficiency across its operations. New NEMA Make It American TM Certification Program The awards presented by the U.S. Department of Energy's Better Buildings initiative also came on the heels of Schneider Electric becoming one of the first in the United States to be awarded a Make it American Process Certification and Build America, Buy America (BABA) certification – for its facility in Fairfield, Ohio – as part of NEMA's Make it American TM Program. These distinctions, coupled with the company's recently announced planned $700 million investment in its U.S. operations, underscore its commitment to U.S. manufacturing amid rising regional demand for data centers, utilities, manufacturing, and energy infrastructure segments. Schneider Electric was recently ranked as one of Glassdoor's Best Places to Work 2025, and the company is proud to be recognized as a 2025 Gold Military Friendly® employer. In 2024, TIME magazine ranked Schneider Electric as the world's most sustainable company. Schneider Electric was also named the World's Most Sustainable Corporation 2025 by Corporate Knights, and it is the only company to rank first in the Global 100 twice. About Schneider Electric Schneider's purpose is to create Impact by empowering all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all. At Schneider, we call this Life Is On. Our mission is to be the trusted partner in Sustainability and Efficiency. We are a global industrial technology leader bringing world-leading expertise in electrification, automation and digitalization to smart industries, resilient infrastructure, future-proof data centers, intelligent buildings, and intuitive homes. Anchored by our deep domain expertise, we provide integrated end-to-end lifecycle AI enabled Industrial IoT solutions with connected products, automation, software and services, delivering digital twins to enable profitable growth for our customers. We are a people company with an ecosystem of 150,000 colleagues and more than a million partners operating in over 100 countries to ensure proximity to our customers and stakeholders. Discover Life Is On Follow us on: Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube | Instagram | Blog Discover the newest perspectives shaping sustainability, electricity 4.0, and next generation automation on Schneider Electric Insights.
Associated Press
01-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Schneider Electric Recognized for Energy Efficiency Innovations by the U.S. Department of Energy
WASHINGTON, May 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced that the Department of Energy awarded the company for its leadership in implementing energy efficiency measures in its operations. Thousands of attendees converged on Washington, D.C., this week for the annual Better Buildings, Better Plants Summit to explore merging technologies and innovative strategies in energy efficiency, water, and waste reduction. During the event, the U.S. Department of Energy awarded Schneider Electric with two distinctions – the Better Project Recognition for its Lincoln, Nebraska, HVAC Electrification Project and the Better Practice Recognition for its Building Automation System Playbook. Better Project: Lincoln HVAC Electrification Project The Better Project Recognition acknowledged partners for outstanding accomplishments in implementing energy, water, and waste projects at individual facilities, and Schneider Electric secured the award for the modernization of its Lincoln, Nebraska, factory. The facility is a large manufacturing plant that's been operational for over 50 years. To modernize and streamline its operations, Schneider Electric developed an HVAC electrification project to help the Lincoln Plant recover and process wasted heat. By deploying innovative technology to capture the wasted heat produced and loop it back into the facility, the plant is improving energy efficiency and the sustainability of its operations. Better Practice: Building Automation System Playbook The Better Practice Recognition was presented to partners for innovative and industry-leading accomplishments in implementing and promoting practices, principles, and procedures of energy management. Schneider Electric was recognized for its Building Automation System Playbook. Schneider Electric leverages its own technology solutions to drive greater electrification, efficiency, and sustainability. To further bolster its domestic supply chain capabilities in the U.S., Schneider Electric launched a program to standardize its Building Management Systems across North America. This standardization has allowed for more seamless communication across facilities and partner businesses, improved integration of analytics, and a simplified deployment process to maximize energy efficiency across its operations. New NEMA Make It American TM Certification Program The awards presented by the U.S. Department of Energy's Better Buildings initiative also came on the heels of Schneider Electric becoming one of the first in the United States to be awarded a Make it American Process Certification and Build America, Buy America (BABA) certification – for its facility in Fairfield, Ohio – as part of NEMA's Make it American TM Program. These distinctions, coupled with the company's recently announced planned $700 million investment in its U.S. operations, underscore its commitment to U.S. manufacturing amid rising regional demand for data centers, utilities, manufacturing, and energy infrastructure segments. Schneider Electric was recently ranked as one of Glassdoor's Best Places to Work 2025, and the company is proud to be recognized as a 2025 Gold Military Friendly® employer. In 2024, TIME magazine ranked Schneider Electric as the world's most sustainable company. Schneider Electric was also named the World's Most Sustainable Corporation 2025 by Corporate Knights, and it is the only company to rank first in the Global 100 twice. About Schneider Electric Schneider's purpose is to create Impact by empowering all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all. At Schneider, we call this Life Is On. Our mission is to be the trusted partner in Sustainability and Efficiency. We are a global industrial technology leader bringing world-leading expertise in electrification, automation and digitalization to smart industries, resilient infrastructure, future-proof data centers, intelligent buildings, and intuitive homes. Anchored by our deep domain expertise, we provide integrated end-to-end lifecycle AI enabled Industrial IoT solutions with connected products, automation, software and services, delivering digital twins to enable profitable growth for our customers. We are a people company with an ecosystem of 150,000 colleagues and more than a million partners operating in over 100 countries to ensure proximity to our customers and stakeholders. Discover Life Is On Follow us on: Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube | Instagram | Blog Discover the newest perspectives shaping sustainability, electricity 4.0, and next generation automation on Schneider ElectricInsights. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Schneider Electric
