KARIYA, Japan―Denso Corp. has developed a new, more efficient radiator that is 40 percent smaller and lighter than previous models. The radiator’s tank is molded from a plant-derived resin.
DUBLIN, VA—Volvo Trucks’ assembly plant here is the first U.S. manufacturing facility to be certified to the ISO 50001 standards for energy efficiency.
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC—Boeing’s new assembly plant here is getting much of its power from a 2.6-megawatt solar panel array on its roof. The largest rooftop solar installation in the Southeast, the array generates enough power for 250 homes.
The 2011 Assembly Plant of the Year was designed from the ground up to be an environmentally friendly facility. Even the carpets, paint and windows are “green” at the Philips Respironics plant in New Kensington, PA.
Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc. became the first zero landfill auto plant in the United States in 2004, but it wasn’t long before many other automakers followed SIA’s example, including General Motors. Other automakers, like BMW MC in Greer, SC, are on the path to becoming zero landfill.
