NASEO State Industrial Working Group

EPA recognizes 103 U.S. manufacturing plants that earned ENERGY STAR certification in 2023.

• See here for the list of implementation grant selectees, award levels, and project types so far as well as the updated list of “IAC-equivalent” third party assessment providers.

The Renewable Thermal Collaborative released its Electrification Action Plan to address barriers to industrial electrification.

DOE Industrial Technologies Funding and Technical Assistance compendium

DOE Announces $121 Million to Reduce Industrial Sector Emissions:

• Cross-Sector Technologies (CST) FOA ($38 million) focuses on high-impact, applied research, development, and pilot demonstration projects to advance the transformational cross-sector technologies and innovations required to reduce energy use and GHG emissions across the industrial sector. FOA topics include electrification of industrial heat, efficient energy use in industrial systems, and decarbonizing organic wastewater and wet waste treatment. Full applications are due March 20, 2024, at 5:00pm ET.

• Industrial Assessment Centers - Small- and medium-sized manufacturers may be eligible to receive a no-cost assessment provided by DOE Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs). Teams located at 37 universities around the country conduct energy assessments to identify opportunities to improve productivity and competitiveness, reduce waste, and save energy. A database of recommendations from past plant assessments is available. New Regional Centers of Excellence and 17 Industrial Training and Assessment Centers at community colleges, trade schools, and union training programs enhance IAC workforce training capabilities. Contact the closest IAC location about receiving IAC services.
• Better Plants works with leading U.S. manufacturers and wastewater treatment agencies to set ambitious energy, water, waste, and carbon reduction goals and commit to reducing energy intensity by 25% over a 10-year period across all U.S. operations. By partnering with industry, the Better Plants program aims to help leading manufacturers boost efficiency, increase resilience, strengthen economic competitiveness, and reduce their carbon footprint through improvements in energy efficiency.

  • Better Buildings Framework for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Planning: Industrial Portfolios (2023): This framework helps organizations develop an actionable plan that achieves Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions reduction targets. This resource is tailored for organizations with an industrial portfolio.

• Onsite Energy Technical Assistance Partnerships (TAPs) operate across 10 multi-state regions (that include the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands). They bring specialized, regional knowledge to advise on economic, environmental, regulatory, and other issues impacting the adoption of onsite clean energy technologies. The Onsite Energy TAPs have expertise to advise on a variety of distributed energy technologies suitable for the industrial sector and are backed by world-class support from DOE’s national laboratories.
• Energy Management Programs, including 50001 Ready program the recognizes facilities and organizations that attest to the implementation of an ISO 50001-based energy management system. The program is a self-paced, no-cost way for organizations to build a culture of structured energy improvement that leads to deeper and sustained savings that does not require any external audits or certifications.
• Software tools for energy and water management, systems and equipment management, and decarbonization.
• DOE Industrial Decarbonization Roadmap
• DOE Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Industrial Decarbonization (and June 28, 2023, interim webinar presentation slides and recording), page also links to Decarbonizing Chemicals & Refining and Low-Carbon Cement sector reports. Also of interest, Pathways to Commercial Liftoff Clean Hydrogen and Carbon Management reports.

• CESMII - the Smart Manufacturing Institute
• CyManII (The Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute)
• EPIXC (Electrified Processes for Industry Without Carbon)
• IACMI (The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation)
• Power America
• RAPID (Rapid Advancement in Process Intensification Deployment Institute)
• REMADE (Reducing EMbodied-energy And Decreasing Emissions)

• State Best Practices Guide for Decarbonizing Industry
• The Landscape of Clean Hydrogen: An Outlook for Industrial Hubs in the United States

• Electrification Action Plan

• Thermal Batteries: Opportunities to Accelerate Decarbonization of Industrial Heating (and October 5, 2023 webinar recording link).
• Renewable Thermal Vision report examines six priority industrial sectors and eight technological approaches for decarbonizing industrial heating.
• Industrial Electrification in U.S. States report and 20 state level industrial factsheets
  • Follow-up study: Industrial Electrification in the Southwest States
• Policy Finder database of state-level policies that support the development and deployment of renewable thermal energy
• Heat Pump Decision Support Tools

• Funding Opportunity Announcement
• DOE announced selections for the Advanced Energy Manufacturing and Recycling Grant Program (BIL 40209), totaling over $275 million in federal funds for seven projects, with expectations for a second funding opportunity for $425 million to be released in early 2024.

• Notice of Intent

• Selections
• DOE $3.5B Notice of Intent: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law 40207(b) Battery Materials Processing and 40207(c) Battery Manufacturing Grants Round II

• Selections
• DOE $3.5B Notice of Intent: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law 40207(b) Battery Materials Processing and 40207(c) Battery Manufacturing Grants Round II

• Funding Opportunity Announcement (closed December 5, 2022)

• Funding Opportunity Announcement

• Implementation guidance to establish a rebate program for extended product systems.
• DOE Energy Efficient Transformer and Extended Product System Rebates: DOE has opened a $10 million Energy Efficient Transformer Rebates Program for owners of industrial or manufacturing facilities, commercial buildings, and multifamily buildings as well as utilities and energy service companies for the replacement of a qualified energy inefficient transformer with a qualified energy efficient transformer. DOE also opened a $10 million Extended Product System Rebates Program offering rebates to any purchasers of qualified extended product systems (i.e., electric motor, electronic control, and driven load)  and manufacturers of commercial or industrial machinery or equipment that incorporates a qualified extended product system. A Rebates Portal provides more information and means to register and apply for rebates. Rebate applications for both programs must be received by December 8, 2023, with rebates available through December 31, 2023, or until funds are expended; whichever comes first.

• Grants for Small and Medium-sized Manufacturers: U.S. DOE, in collaboration with its Partnership Intermediary, ENERGYWERX, has re-opened solicitation for small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) to receive 50% cost-shared grants of up to $300,000 to implement recommendations made by Industrial Assessment Centers, Combined Heat and Power Technical Assistance Partnerships (CHP TAPs), and qualified third-party assessors. DOE is also soliciting applications from third-party assessors interested in qualifying as “IAC-equivalent” so their clients can be eligible for future implementation grants. Implementation grant applicants and applicants for third-parties seeking “IAC-equivalent” qualification may click here for more information (next deadline for both are December 31, 2023, 5:00 pm ET.) RSVP here. A list of Round 1 Implementation Grant Awardees and qualified third-party assessors can be found here.

• Funding Opportunity Announcement
• DOE announced 27 new Industrial Assessment Centers (IAC) and Building Training and Assessment Centers (BTAC) with intent (expected in early 2024) to release additional opportunities to expand the network of IACs at community colleges, trade schools, and union training programs (including combined labor-management training programs).

• Funding Opportunity Announcement

• Funding Opportunity (closed November 21, 2022)

• Funding Opportunity Announcement

• Funding Opportunity Announcement
• DOE Announces State Manufacturing Leadership Program Selectees: The DOE Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC) announced $22 million in funding for 12 state-run programs under the State Manufacturing Leadership Program. The programs will make smart manufacturing technologies and high-performance computing more accessible to domestic manufacturing firms. The State Manufacturing Leadership Program aims to remove barriers that prevent innovative, data-driven tools and technologies from being used by small- and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs).  Selected states include CA, CT, HI, IA, MA, MI, MT, NC, OH, PA, RI, and VA. The IA, MT, and OH lead organizations include their State Energy Offices. Additional information can be found here, with fact sheets for each selected state here.

• Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit (§48C) Concept Papers Due July 31st: Under the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit (48C) program, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service, in partnership with U.S. DOE, announced up to $4 billion in first round tax credits for projects that expand clean energy manufacturing and recycling and critical materials refining, processing and recycling, and for projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions at industrial facilities. Among priority areas are manufacture of products and components related to clean hydrogen, electric grid, heat pumps, electric vehicles, nuclear energy, solar energy, sustainable aviation fuels, and wind energy. Approximately $1.6 billion of this allocation will be set aside for projects in designated energy communities. The program will provide an investment tax credit of up to 30% of qualified investments for certified projects that meet prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements. Concept papers (5-pages in length), due July 31 by 12:00 noon ET, are required to be eligible to apply for this first round of tax credit. Please visit the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit (48C) program for more information, including guidance and access to the applicant portal.     

• U.S. Treasury/IRS announcement on proposed guidance on 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credit.

• $10B Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program oriented toward electrified vehicle manufacture