A green factory, zero impact factory or green plant is an industrial manufacturing facility designed to minimize its environmental impact and recover resources.[1] Green factories focus on energy efficiency, waste reduction, and the use of renewable energy sources to promote ecological responsibility.[1][2] Many of these green factories gain their certification of minimal environmental impact through BREEAM.[3]
Green factories are operational currently mostly in the European Union in the automotive industry. Automotive manufacturers such as Porsche and Volkswagen have envisions to construct green factories,[4][5] and BMW has already constructed the BMW Green Plant in Leipzig, Germany.[6] In the United States, companies are also creating green factories, such as Panasonic, whose green electric battery manufacturing factories in De Soto, Kansas will be run on mostly wind and solar power.[7]
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- ^ Pampanelli, Andrea; Trivedi, Neil; Found, Pauline (22 August 2015). The Green Factory: Creating Lean and Sustainable Manufacturing. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4987-0786-2.
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- ^ "Sustainability at Porsche: vision of a Zero Impact Factory". Porsche Newsroom. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Initiatives". Volkswagen Group. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "THE GREEN PLANT: SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION IN LEIPZIG". BMW. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ Turner, James Morton (3 April 2024). "America's green manufacturing boom isn't powered by renewable energy − yet • Indiana Capital Chronicle". Indiana Capital Chronicle. Retrieved 29 July 2024.