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SC Johnson Powers Plant With Wind Power

SC Johnson says it will power 46 percent of its second largest North American manufacturing plant in Bay City, Michigan with wind power from Harvest Wind Farm. The company is one of the first manufacturers in Michigan to use wind power, striking a five...

Published 03-14-2008 12:00 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Manufacturing, Wind Energy, Contracts & Installations

Coke Greens Up in Europe and South America

Coca-Cola’s second largest bottler, Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company, has reached an agreement with ContourGlobal to build 15 new combined heat and power plants by the end of 2009. They will be built at facilities in Austria, Czech Republic,...

Published 01-29-2008 11:50 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Emissions, Europe, Business-to-Business, Facilities, Automotive, Manufacturing, New Technology, South America, Contracts & Installations

Sierra Nevada Brewery To Get 34% Of Power From Solar

Sierra Nevada Brewery in Chico, California is installing a 1.3 megawatt solar power system. The panels will be installed in two phases by Chico Electric and will provide 34 percent of the brewery’s power. The solar news comes on the heels of the installation...

Published 01-17-2008 1:00 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Business-to-Business, U.S., Manufacturing, Clean Energy, Solar Energy, Contracts & Installations

Toyota Taps 4 Plants As Models Of Sustainability

Toyota has designated four overseas plants as models for sustainable plants. Two are in Europe-the UK and France-one is in Thailand, and the one in the United States is in Mississippi. The Blue Springs plant in Mississippi is expected to begin operation...

Published 01-02-2008 1:42 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Major Players, Global, Sustainability, U.S., Automotive, Manufacturing, Efficiency, Contracts & Installations

New Plant Could Make Cereplast Leading Player In Bioplastics

Cereplast recently announced plans for a new facility in in Seymour, Indiana that will add 500 million pounds a year to its bioplastic resin production capacity when the site is fully developed by early 2010. With the new facility, Cereplast will make...

Published 12-18-2007 1:08 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Business-to-Business, Facilities, U.S., Manufacturing, Construction, Predictions, Contracts & Installations

Hobie Cat Cuts Energy Costs 20% With Lighting Retrofit

Hobie Cat has completed a lighting retrofit that will save about $24,000 in annual energy costs. The Oceanside, Calif. company manufactures kayaks and catamaran sailboats and has more than 100,000 vessels on the sea. The retrofit cut Hobie Cat’s lighting...

Published 12-06-2007 7:43 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, U.S., Manufacturing, Efficiency, Electricity, Refitting, Utilities, Savings, Contracts & Installations

HP To Build 1-Megawatt Solar Power system

HP will install a large-scale solar power system at its San Diego facility and buy windpower to run a number of facilities in Ireland. The company has a goal to reduce its energy use by 20 percent by the end of 2010. HP’s agreement with SunPower covers...

Published 11-27-2007 10:14 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Europe, Feature, Major Players, Facilities, U.S., Manufacturing, Hi-Tech, Clean Energy, Wind Energy, Savings, Solar Energy, Contracts & Installations, Carbon Offsets/RECs

MAS Breaks Ground On Green Apparel Manufacturing Facility For M&S

MAS Holdings, a company that manufactures lingerie in Sra Lanka, has begun construction on a 110,000 square foot eco manufacturing plant that will manufacture bras exclusively for Marks & Spencer, according to MAS (via Lean Reflections). MAS expects...

Published 11-26-2007 10:49 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Europe, Business-to-Business, Facilities, Manufacturing, Efficiency, Construction, Asia, Contracts & Installations

Frito-Lay Plans Net-Zero Plant

Frito-Lay wants its Casa Grande plant to become a net zero facility, The New York Times reports. The plan has the backing of top-level executives at PepsiCo, the parent company of Frito-Lay. Over the next several years, Frito-Lay plans to install high...

Published 11-18-2007 11:58 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Major Players, Sustainability, Facilities, U.S., Manufacturing, Efficiency, Clean Energy, Refitting, Recycling, Solar Energy, Biomass, Contracts & Installations

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