The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (ARRA) authorizes the Department of Treasury to award $2.3 billion in tax credits for qualified investments in advanced energy projects, to support new, expanded, or re-equipped domestic manufacturing facilities.

Section 1302 of the ARRA describes the following advanced energy facilities, for which manufacturing projects would be eligible:

• Technologies that create energy from renewable resources (sun, wind, geothermal and other renewable resources)
• Energy storage technologies (fuel cells, microturbines or other energy storage systems used in electric vehicles)
• Advanced transmission technologies that support renewable generation (including storage)
• Renewable fuel refining or blending technologies
• Energy conservation technologies (advanced lighting, smart grid)
• Plug-in electric vehicles & vehicle components (motors, generators)
• Property to capture and sequester carbon dioxide
• Other property designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

For more information, please visit the Department of Energy website

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Johnson & Johnson, a leading provider of health-care products instituted a corporate strategy for carbon emissions reduction, backed up by a ten-stage checklist for increased energy efficiency at all its facilities and a $40 million annual fund to support greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects. 

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Manufacturers are creating opportunities through increased efficiency. Johnson & Johnson instituted a ten-stage checklist for increased energy efficiency.

Manufacturers are creating opportunities through increased efficiency. Examples:

Efficient design of products
Cheaper power: From waste gas

Johnson & Johnson, a leading provider of health-care products instituted a corporate strategy for carbon emissions reduction, backed up by a ten-stage checklist for increased energy efficiency at all its facilities and a $40 million annual fund to support greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects.

A cornerstone of this effort is the ten-stage checklist, known as Enhanced Best Practices (EBP). Adapted from the U.S. EPA’s Energy Star standards, it includes 245 potential energy-saving facilities upgrades. Each of Johnson & Johnson’s subsidiary companies is expected to implement all feasible upgrades that have a return on investment of less than five years.
When subsidiaries identify projects with a longer payback period, they can apply for financing from the $40 million annual fund, effectively removing two of the most common impediments to greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction projects: limited capital availability and short payback period requirements for capital investments.

Johnson & Johnson will also provide its Enhanced Best Practices materials free of charge to other interested companies.

Packaging

Manufacturers are reworking their packaging to reduce costs and conserve natural resources by:
Using fewer and lighter materials
Increasing recycled content
Reducing the need for packaging
Managing Fleets to Save Both Money and Fuel

U.S. autos account for one-fifth of our global warming pollution. Any serious effort to stabilize the climate must include cutting vehicle emissions. Now fleet managers are achieving economic gains by:
monitoring their trucks’ activities
tinkering with engines
Implement Solar-Powered Web Hosting and Server Centers

Affordable Internet Services Online, or AISO.net, has achieved the first fully solar-powered data center through a creative blend of green design and leading-edge technologies. The 2,000-square-foot facility draws power from 120 solar panels, which supply electricity to both AISO’s office and server farm.
Though located in the desert, a unique cooling system keeps the server room at a constant 65-70º F with minimal energy use. A water-cooled air conditioning system works in concert with natural air cooling. When the temperature outside drops to 50º F at night, a custom cooling exchanger blows in filtered outside air.

Maximizing server capacity in the AISO.net has changed traditional operation of servers that assign one specific task per server, — operating at less than 10% capacity. AISO uses virtualization software to allow one server to host multiple applications, achieving a 75% capacity.

Additional features include:

Solar tubes which pipe in natural light
Twelve-inch walls and high grade insulation
A green roof, currently in the design phase, that will further reduce its energy needs
The data center cost 60% more than a standard site to build, AISO.net CTO Phil Nail says the investment is paying off. The company is saving approximately $3,000 a month in utility bills and has cultivated a loyal base of 15,000 clients worldwide looking for greener web hosting.
Read more about these innovations at Environmental Defense Fund