Kraft Heinz Seeks to Reduce Carbon Emissions by Over 99% Across 10 U.S. Plants With Help from a $170 Million Investment from U.S. Department of Energy
25 Março 2024 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Funding marks the Company’s first selection for
federal funding to focus on implementing clean energy projects,
supporting its ambition of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050
Today, The Kraft Heinz Company (Nasdaq: KHC) (the “Company” or
“Kraft Heinz”) announced it has been selected for award
negotiations to receive up to $170 million from the U.S. Department
of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstration to support the
implementation of clean energy projects at 10 of the Company’s U.S.
plants. These plants produce various food products, and these new
projects’ technologies can be replicated across a wide range of
food and beverage manufacturers. This investment will fund part of
“The Delicious Decarbonization Through Integrated Electrification
and Energy Storage” project, helping these locations reduce annual
emissions by more than 99% from 2022 levels – a significant step
forward in the Company’s global net-zero ambitions.
“At Kraft Heinz, we’re on a journey to achieve net-zero
greenhouse gas emissions by 2050,” said Marcos Eloi Lima, Chief
Procurement and Sustainability Officer at Kraft Heinz. “This
investment will give us critical resources to make necessary
improvements in our plants to help increase their energy efficiency
and reduce emissions. This investment recognizes our continued
efforts to reduce our environmental footprint, and we’re eager to
get started.”
Kraft Heinz will use the funds to install a range of
technologies, including heat pumps, electric heaters, electric
boilers, anaerobic digestors, biogas boilers, solar thermal, solar
photovoltaic, and thermal energy storage. The Company anticipates
the project will create an estimated 500 construction jobs across
the 10 plant sites, providing opportunities for employees to
receive additional training and develop new skills related to the
new technologies.
“The infrastructure changes made at these 10 plants will allow
us to replicate successful technologies and processes across our
remaining U.S. plants and globally, making us more efficient as we
continue to make upgrades to more locations,” said Helen Davis, SVP
and Head of North America Operations at Kraft Heinz. “I’m proud of
the impact this project and award will have on our facilities, but
also on our current and future workforce and the communities that
surround our operations.”
The 10 sites include Champaign, Ill.; Columbia, Mo.; Fremont,
Ohio; Holland, Mich.; Kendallville, Ind.; Lowville, N.Y.; Mason
City, Iowa; Muscatine, Iowa; New Ulm, Minn.; and Winchester,
Va.
The project will significantly benefit these 10 plants by 2030,
as estimated below (compared to 2022 levels):
- Overall energy use after the implementation of energy
efficiency measures, electrification and onsite generation will
decline by 23% (from 1043 GWh/y to 801 GWh/year).
- Natural gas use will decline by 97%, with the remaining 3%
being used for standby equipment.
- Total water use will be reduced by 3%.
To develop the application, Kraft Heinz engaged ENGIE, a company
that provides strategic consulting, global reporting and
implementation support to corporations, governmental organizations,
and municipalities on their net-zero journeys.
As part of the Company’s ongoing work with the U.S. Department
of Energy, Kraft Heinz joined its Better Climate Challenge and
Renewable Thermal Collaborative to work across industries to
exchange ideas and share repeatable models that can help accelerate
decarbonization.
Learn more about Kraft Heinz’s broader ESG goals in the
Company’s 2023 ESG Report.
About The Kraft Heinz Company
We are driving transformation at The Kraft Heinz Company
(Nasdaq: KHC), inspired by our Purpose, Let's Make Life Delicious.
Consumers are at the center of everything we do. With 2023 net
sales of approximately $27 billion, we are committed to growing our
iconic and emerging food and beverage brands on a global scale. We
leverage our scale and agility to unleash the full power of Kraft
Heinz across a portfolio of six consumer-driven product platforms.
As global citizens, we're dedicated to making a sustainable,
ethical impact while helping feed the world in healthy, responsible
ways. Learn more about our journey by visiting
www.kraftheinzcompany.com or following us on LinkedIn.
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