Energy Efficiency, GHG Emissions, Industrial, Solar - November 25, 2024
Nordson Accelerates Efficiency, Solar Projects
Nordson Corporation announced it continues to implement operational efficiency projects, has completed or made progress on several on-site solar generation projects across the globe, increased purchasing of renewable energy and made investments in third-party certified, nature-based carbon offsets.
The precision technology company continues to convert its U.S. and Canada fleet vehicles to hybrid and has reached 25% of its goal.
Nordson is also focusing on improving building intelligence with plans to pilot facility energy management software at its Rhode Island facility. The company has implemented LED lighting improvements at its Amherst, Ohio, and Norwich, Connecticut, facilities and is investing in manufacturing equipment updates in Norwich to replace older hydraulic presses with more energy-efficient electric presses.
The company is investing in building envelope improvements, such as thermal strip curtains in Muenster, Germany, and adding insulated dock doors with improved weather stripping in Norwich.
Nordson announced that it recently completed numerous solar generation projects and others are underway, including:
- Aylesbury, UK: A rooftop solar array came online in June 2024 at one of its highest-cost electricity sites, generating ~30% of the electric load at this facility.
- Westlake, Ohio: A rooftop solar array is being installed at its global headquarters during October-November 2024, which is expected to generate ~30% of the electric load at this facility.
- Loveland, Colorado: The project is in the final stages of scoping and seeking approval for a large-scale solar array at one of the highest electricity consuming sites, expected to come online in 2025.
- Norwich, Connecticut: The company is in the early stages of evaluating a large scale solar array at the Norwich, Connecticut, facility, another one of the highest-consuming electricity sites.
- Bangalore, India: A solar array sized to generate approximately 100% of the building's annual electric needs is in the final stages of approval, expected to come online in 2025.
As detailed in its 2024 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Update, in 2023, the company doubled its purchasing of renewable energy certificates compared to 2022 and entered into additional renewable energy purchase agreements in 2024 that will be reflected in next year’s energy/emissions data.
“I am pleased to report steady progress toward our emissions reduction and clean energy targets. We continue to implement our strategy, scale it across the organization and intentionally develop our culture,” said CEO Sundaram Nagarajan in a statement. “We take a disciplined approach to our investments and initiatives, focusing on those that we expect to add value to our organization, such as increasing operational capability, resiliency or efficiency, achieving positive financial returns, or enhancing employee engagement and retention.”
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