Governor Strickland Announces $11.8 Million In Ohio Industry Energy Efficiency Awards
| By Dave Harding, ProgressOhio - Feb 8th, 2010 at 12:43 pm EST |
Projects Strengthen Ohio’s Leadership Position in the New Energy Economy
Columbus, Ohio – Governor Ted Strickland, Lisa Patt-McDaniel, Director of the Ohio Department of Development, and Mark Shanahan, energy advisor to Governor Strickland, today announced that 18 Ohio projects will receive more than $11.8 million in industry efficiency grant awards funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s State Energy Program. The awards were announced today at Kovatch Castings, which will receive a $1 million grant for its project.
“We continue to make strategic Recovery Act investments in the industries that will grow Ohio’s economy,” Strickland said. “Ohio has made a commitment to leading the new energy economy and we are seeing results by empowering companies to make smart, responsible investments that create jobs and drive down energy costs.”
These industry efficiency awards are funded through Ohio’s $96 million State Energy Program, which was accepted by the U.S. Department of Energy on June 26th. Private companies that are part of Ohio’s targeted industries, such as advanced energy, aerospace and aviation, agriculture and food processing, bioscience and bio-products, instruments, controls and electronics, motor vehicles and parts manufacturing, and polymers and advanced materials, will use the funds for energy efficiency improvements in their manufacturing facilities.
“The State of Ohio and the Ohio Department of Development are committed to using every available resource to strengthen Ohio companies,” Patt-McDaniel said. “Our industry efficiency initiative of the State Energy Program enables manufacturers and industrial producers to realize significant energy savings and operate more efficiently, thereby making them more competitive.”
“Renewable and advanced energy strategies are positioning Ohio for sustainable, long-term, and efficient growth,” Shanahan said. “Utilizing these Recovery Act resources to build upon Ohio’s industry strengths will help our state’s businesses conserve energy while creating jobs.”
Awarded projects exemplify the goals of the Recovery Act’s State Energy Program to sustain Ohio’s industry by saving energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions and to create or preserve jobs.
“Today’s announcement about industrial, energy-efficiency grants for our manufacturers in Northeast Ohio and across the state is great news," said Rep. Betty Sutton (OH-13). "These grants will improve energy efficiency within our manufacturing sector -- an industry that our country heavily relies upon for jobs. They will create jobs for laborers who install the new equipment, as well as jobs for those who will make the new, more-efficient products. Improving energy efficiency within the industrial industry will lower energy costs for manufacturers and allow them to hire additional workers and recover from this recession with new tools to compete. And according to the Alliance of American Manufacturing, for every manufacturing job that is created, an additional four jobs are created down the line. With today’s announcement, our manufacturing base will become stronger, our work force will be larger, and our economic future will be brighter."
"Today’s announcement for the Timken Company, Shearer’s Foods and Republic Storage Systems proves a strong national energy policy can create jobs that cannot be outsourced and make our manufacturers more energy efficient at the same time,” said Congressman John Boccieri (OH-16). “We know the cheapest energy is the energy we never use. These stimulus dollars invest in our local manufacturers by helping them save jobs and save money by becoming energy efficient."
The recipients include:
American Trim (Lima, Allen County) - $994,000 for the installation of a state-of-the-art coating line that applies a protective film on steel substrates for the advanced energy, automotive and appliance industries. The project will create 39 full-time manufacturing jobs and an energy savings of 16,800 million British Thermal Units (a BTU is a measure of energy output) per year.
Clow Water Systems (Coshocton, Coshocton County) - $515,844 for the installation of regenerative burners in the high heat zone of their anneal oven. By preheating the combustion air, the project will result in a 30 percent reduction in natural gas use. The company expects to create or retain 40 jobs and lower its operating costs to be more competitive in the global economy.
Delphi Automotive Systems, LLC (Warren, Trumbull County) - $979,000 for converting their boilers from steam heating to gas fired heating and replace four tube fired boilers with three steam generators that are more energy efficient. The total annual energy savings is estimated at $388,378.
Edge Plastics, Inc (Mansfield, Richland County) - $651,540 to install two injection molding machines used to manufacture large plastic household storage containers. The project will result in an energy savings of 35 percent and create and retain 44 jobs.
Empire Die Casting Company, Inc (Macedonia, Summit County) - $835,000 to implement a highly advanced aluminum melting, distribution and holding system that operates at a higher level of thermal efficiency and lower melt loss at its foundry. The project will result in eight new jobs and help to retain 157 existing jobs at the facility.
General Motors (Defiance, Defiance County) - $518,232 to install desiccant-based dehumidification equipment on a cupola furnace that produces molten gray cast iron that is cast by their foundry to make automotive engine cylinder blocks and cylinder heads. The project will save energy, reduce raw material consumption, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and allow the facility to be more competitive by reducing its overall annual costs by $515,013.
Green Bay Packaging, Inc (Cincinnati, Hamilton County) - $911,936 to switch to an isothermal process for manufacturing corrugated boxes used in shipping goods and materials. The project will save energy by 40 percent, reduce raw material consumption, and create 30 new construction jobs and retain 59 existing jobs.
Kovatch Castings, Inc (Uniontown, Summit County) - $1 million to replace three inefficient ovens with two energy-efficient gas ovens at their foundry and produce components for the aerospace, aviation and military industries. The project will reduce gas use by 47 percent and create 45 new jobs.
Mansfield Plumbing Products, LLC (Perrysville, Ashland County) – $732,589 to install energy-efficient lighting, modify and optimize the compressed air systems, and replace conveyor casting technology with modern capillary casting benches. The project is expected to save more than 2.67 megawatt-hours of electricity per year.
New Horizons Baking Company (Norwalk, Huron County) - $1 million to install new efficient bake ovens that produce bread for fast food restaurants in seven states. The project will increase energy efficiency at the facility by 25 percent and help to retain the 161 existing jobs.
Orlando Baking Company (Cleveland, Cuyahoga County) - $486,807 to install energy efficient lighting and variable frequency drives on large equipment, and replace old steam boilers with more efficient, modular boilers and improve the steam distribution system throughout the facility. The project will result in an annual energy savings of 837 megawatt-hours and 5,995 million BTUs along with the creation and retention of 10 jobs.
Republic Storage Systems, LLC (Canton, Stark County) - $550,000 to replace its central boiler with a combination of gas fired boiler units for production process heating and direct fired air handling units for space heating. The project will create six new jobs.
Shearer’s Foods, Inc (Brewster, Stark County) - $291,879 to install waste heat recovery equipment and controls in the manufacturing process of snack foods. The project will save $540,483 and create or retain 26 jobs.
SMART Papers Holdings, LLC (Hamilton, Butler County) - $439,600 to install a reverse osmosis boiler feed water treatment system. The project will result in energy and water savings and reduce operating costs to retain 210 existing jobs.
Thaler Machine Company (Springboro, Warren County) - $348,756 to install energy efficient lighting and upgrade the HVAC equipment throughout the office, manufacturing and warehouse facilities. The project will reduce the operating costs of the company to be more competitive for manufacturing precision parts for the defense, aerospace and automotive industries and create and retain 109 jobs.
Timken Company (Canton, Stark County) - $1,175,000 to install a new waste heat boiler, replace gas burners with regenerative style burners. The project will save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
WEK Industries, Inc (Jefferson, Ashtabula County) - $250,000 to install variable frequency drives on motors and water pumps, install capacitors to improve power factor, and replace inefficient lighting. The project will save 4,992 million BTUs and create 31 new full-time jobs.
Wyandot, Inc (Marion, Marion County) - $175,000 to install exhaust heat recovery equipment on tortilla oven stacks on two processing lines and an integrated waste heat utilization in oil fryer heat exchangers. The project will save $110,000 per year and retain 10 full-time jobs.
For more information about the State Energy Program and project details, please visit: http://www.development.ohio.gov/recovery/StateEnergyProgram.htm.
Columbus, Ohio – Governor Ted Strickland, Lisa Patt-McDaniel, Director of the Ohio Department of Development, and Mark Shanahan, energy advisor to Governor Strickland, today announced that 18 Ohio projects will receive more than $11.8 million in industry efficiency grant awards funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s State Energy Program. The awards were announced today at Kovatch Castings, which will receive a $1 million grant for its project.“We continue to make strategic Recovery Act investments in the industries that will grow Ohio’s economy,” Strickland said. “Ohio has made a commitment to leading the new energy economy and we are seeing results by empowering companies to make smart, responsible investments that create jobs and drive down energy costs.”
These industry efficiency awards are funded through Ohio’s $96 million State Energy Program, which was accepted by the U.S. Department of Energy on June 26th. Private companies that are part of Ohio’s targeted industries, such as advanced energy, aerospace and aviation, agriculture and food processing, bioscience and bio-products, instruments, controls and electronics, motor vehicles and parts manufacturing, and polymers and advanced materials, will use the funds for energy efficiency improvements in their manufacturing facilities.
“The State of Ohio and the Ohio Department of Development are committed to using every available resource to strengthen Ohio companies,” Patt-McDaniel said. “Our industry efficiency initiative of the State Energy Program enables manufacturers and industrial producers to realize significant energy savings and operate more efficiently, thereby making them more competitive.”
“Renewable and advanced energy strategies are positioning Ohio for sustainable, long-term, and efficient growth,” Shanahan said. “Utilizing these Recovery Act resources to build upon Ohio’s industry strengths will help our state’s businesses conserve energy while creating jobs.”
Awarded projects exemplify the goals of the Recovery Act’s State Energy Program to sustain Ohio’s industry by saving energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions and to create or preserve jobs.
“Today’s announcement about industrial, energy-efficiency grants for our manufacturers in Northeast Ohio and across the state is great news," said Rep. Betty Sutton (OH-13). "These grants will improve energy efficiency within our manufacturing sector -- an industry that our country heavily relies upon for jobs. They will create jobs for laborers who install the new equipment, as well as jobs for those who will make the new, more-efficient products. Improving energy efficiency within the industrial industry will lower energy costs for manufacturers and allow them to hire additional workers and recover from this recession with new tools to compete. And according to the Alliance of American Manufacturing, for every manufacturing job that is created, an additional four jobs are created down the line. With today’s announcement, our manufacturing base will become stronger, our work force will be larger, and our economic future will be brighter."
"Today’s announcement for the Timken Company, Shearer’s Foods and Republic Storage Systems proves a strong national energy policy can create jobs that cannot be outsourced and make our manufacturers more energy efficient at the same time,” said Congressman John Boccieri (OH-16). “We know the cheapest energy is the energy we never use. These stimulus dollars invest in our local manufacturers by helping them save jobs and save money by becoming energy efficient."
The recipients include:
American Trim (Lima, Allen County) - $994,000 for the installation of a state-of-the-art coating line that applies a protective film on steel substrates for the advanced energy, automotive and appliance industries. The project will create 39 full-time manufacturing jobs and an energy savings of 16,800 million British Thermal Units (a BTU is a measure of energy output) per year.
Clow Water Systems (Coshocton, Coshocton County) - $515,844 for the installation of regenerative burners in the high heat zone of their anneal oven. By preheating the combustion air, the project will result in a 30 percent reduction in natural gas use. The company expects to create or retain 40 jobs and lower its operating costs to be more competitive in the global economy.
Delphi Automotive Systems, LLC (Warren, Trumbull County) - $979,000 for converting their boilers from steam heating to gas fired heating and replace four tube fired boilers with three steam generators that are more energy efficient. The total annual energy savings is estimated at $388,378.
Edge Plastics, Inc (Mansfield, Richland County) - $651,540 to install two injection molding machines used to manufacture large plastic household storage containers. The project will result in an energy savings of 35 percent and create and retain 44 jobs.
Empire Die Casting Company, Inc (Macedonia, Summit County) - $835,000 to implement a highly advanced aluminum melting, distribution and holding system that operates at a higher level of thermal efficiency and lower melt loss at its foundry. The project will result in eight new jobs and help to retain 157 existing jobs at the facility.
General Motors (Defiance, Defiance County) - $518,232 to install desiccant-based dehumidification equipment on a cupola furnace that produces molten gray cast iron that is cast by their foundry to make automotive engine cylinder blocks and cylinder heads. The project will save energy, reduce raw material consumption, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and allow the facility to be more competitive by reducing its overall annual costs by $515,013.
Green Bay Packaging, Inc (Cincinnati, Hamilton County) - $911,936 to switch to an isothermal process for manufacturing corrugated boxes used in shipping goods and materials. The project will save energy by 40 percent, reduce raw material consumption, and create 30 new construction jobs and retain 59 existing jobs.
Kovatch Castings, Inc (Uniontown, Summit County) - $1 million to replace three inefficient ovens with two energy-efficient gas ovens at their foundry and produce components for the aerospace, aviation and military industries. The project will reduce gas use by 47 percent and create 45 new jobs.
Mansfield Plumbing Products, LLC (Perrysville, Ashland County) – $732,589 to install energy-efficient lighting, modify and optimize the compressed air systems, and replace conveyor casting technology with modern capillary casting benches. The project is expected to save more than 2.67 megawatt-hours of electricity per year.
New Horizons Baking Company (Norwalk, Huron County) - $1 million to install new efficient bake ovens that produce bread for fast food restaurants in seven states. The project will increase energy efficiency at the facility by 25 percent and help to retain the 161 existing jobs.
Orlando Baking Company (Cleveland, Cuyahoga County) - $486,807 to install energy efficient lighting and variable frequency drives on large equipment, and replace old steam boilers with more efficient, modular boilers and improve the steam distribution system throughout the facility. The project will result in an annual energy savings of 837 megawatt-hours and 5,995 million BTUs along with the creation and retention of 10 jobs.
Republic Storage Systems, LLC (Canton, Stark County) - $550,000 to replace its central boiler with a combination of gas fired boiler units for production process heating and direct fired air handling units for space heating. The project will create six new jobs.
Shearer’s Foods, Inc (Brewster, Stark County) - $291,879 to install waste heat recovery equipment and controls in the manufacturing process of snack foods. The project will save $540,483 and create or retain 26 jobs.
SMART Papers Holdings, LLC (Hamilton, Butler County) - $439,600 to install a reverse osmosis boiler feed water treatment system. The project will result in energy and water savings and reduce operating costs to retain 210 existing jobs.
Thaler Machine Company (Springboro, Warren County) - $348,756 to install energy efficient lighting and upgrade the HVAC equipment throughout the office, manufacturing and warehouse facilities. The project will reduce the operating costs of the company to be more competitive for manufacturing precision parts for the defense, aerospace and automotive industries and create and retain 109 jobs.
Timken Company (Canton, Stark County) - $1,175,000 to install a new waste heat boiler, replace gas burners with regenerative style burners. The project will save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
WEK Industries, Inc (Jefferson, Ashtabula County) - $250,000 to install variable frequency drives on motors and water pumps, install capacitors to improve power factor, and replace inefficient lighting. The project will save 4,992 million BTUs and create 31 new full-time jobs.
Wyandot, Inc (Marion, Marion County) - $175,000 to install exhaust heat recovery equipment on tortilla oven stacks on two processing lines and an integrated waste heat utilization in oil fryer heat exchangers. The project will save $110,000 per year and retain 10 full-time jobs.
For more information about the State Energy Program and project details, please visit: http://www.development.ohio.gov/recovery/StateEnergyProgram.htm.
