With gasworld’s US Decarbonisation Summit in New Jersey less than a week away (April 8th-11th), momentum is building behind industrial decarbonisation at state and national level.
As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the US Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced up to $6 billion for 33 projects across more than 20 states to decarbonise energy-intensive industries. Together, the projects are expected to reduce the equivalent of more than 14 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions each year.
Kraft Heinz Company has been selected for award negotiations to receive up to $170 million at 10 plants, including Lowville, where the New York plant will be boosted by £22 million funding.
Marcos Eloi Lima, Chief Procurement and Sustainability Officer at Kraft Heinz, said it is on a journey to achieve Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The FMCG company, which produces 24 brands, wants to procure ‘the majority’ of electricity from renewables by 2025 and reduce energy intensity by 15% across its manufacturing sites by next year too.
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