Background
NASEO, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office, is working with State Energy Offices to identify, develop, and enhance resources to help manufacturing industries meet their goals and state objectives for economic development and competitiveness, emissions reduction and environmental protection, and energy reliability, resilience, and security.
This work includes both (1) helping existing industrial facilities through technical and business assistance; and (2) accelerating development and deployment of new technologies and industries. The scope includes manufacturing and related industrial activities (e.g., mining, water and wastewater treatment) broadly as well as manufacture of clean energy products (such as PVs, EVs, batteries, electrolyzers, carbon capture and utilization, high-efficiency products, controls, and clean fuels)
NASEO operates a State Industrial Working Group with interested states to advance these goals and engages with relevant programs and resources across agencies, organizations, and industries. Please contact industry@naseo.org or Rodney Sobin (rsobin@naseo.org) or Sam Cramer (scramer@naseo.org) with any questions about this initiative and to join the Working Group.
New, recent, and upcoming:
- NEXT FORUM - TBD, November, please check back.
- Deadline extended: DOE $2B Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grants (informational webinar Oct. 5, 3:30 pm ET [register here], concept paper deadline extended to Nov. 1, 2023 and applications due Jan. 9, 2024) and $10B Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program oriented toward electrified vehicle manufacture.
- 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.
- DOE Pathway to Commercial Liftoff: Industrial Decarbonization reports: Overview report, Chemicals & Refining, and Low-carbon Cement. See the June 28, 2023, interim report webinar presentation slides and recording
- NASEO Industrial/Manufacturing Working Group Forum: (1) Implementation Grants for Industrial Research and Assessment Centers, (2) Advanced Manufacturing Tax Credits, and (3) Focus on Michigan - September 13, 2023: This Forum featured DOE presentations (1) implementation grants available to help small and medium sized manufacturers implement recommendations from Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs), CHP Technical Assistance Partnerships, and equivalent assessments (presentation) and (2) the 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit and 48C Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit (presentation link pending) . There was also a focus on Michigan, with State Energy Office remarks and presentations from the Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University on the RESTART technical assistance program (presentation) and the Industrial Decarbonization Innovation Challenge (presentation).
- DOE Industrial Technologies Funding and Technical Assistance compendium
- DOE $3.5B Notice of Intent: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law 40207(b) Battery Materials Processing and 40207(c) Battery Manufacturing Grants Round II
- Michigan Dept. of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) and Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University announce an Industrial Decarbonization Innovation Challenge in partnership with Whirlpool, Gerdau, MI Economic Development Corp., NREL, and Breakthrough Energy. Up to $250,000 will be available to support industrial decarbonization demonstrations and other technology development services.
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U.S. DOE, 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.
Programs and Resources
Working Group materials
- NASEO Industrial/Manufacturing Working Group Forum: (1) Implementation Grants for Industrial Research and Assessment Centers, (2) Advanced Manufacturing Tax Credits, and (3) Focus on Michigan - September 13, 2023: This Forum featured DOE presentations (1) implementation grants available to help small and medium sized manufacturers implement recommendations from Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs), CHP Technical Assistance Partnerships, and equivalent assessments (presentation) and (2) the 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit and 48C Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit (presentation link pending) . There was also a focus on Michigan, with State Energy Office remarks and presentations from the Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University on the RESTART technical assistance program (presentation) and the Industrial Decarbonization Innovation Challenge (presentation).
- NASEO Industrial/Manufacturing Working Group Forum on NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership and EPA ENERGY STAR Program for Industry - July 12, 2023: This Forum featured presentations on technical assistance, tools, and resources to help American industry offered through EPA's ENERGY STAR industrial program and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnerships (MEP). ENERGY STAR helps U.S. industry to enhance energy management through partnerships, tools, and other resources. MEP is a public-private partnership with Centers in all 50 states and Puerto Rico serving small- and medium sized manufacturers. The Forum included state discussion and exchange. Presentation slides are here, recording link is pending..
- NASEO Webinar: Renewable Thermal Vision and Industrial Electrification in U.S. States (June 14, 2023): The Renewable Thermal Collaborative, a global coalition for companies, institutions, and governments committed to scaling up renewable heating and cooling and cutting carbon emissions at industrial facilities, partners discussed its Renewable Thermal Vision and Industrial Electrification in U.S. States reports as well as associated policy and technical tools available to help states and industries advance industrial electrification. The presentation slides can be found here, recording is pending.
- NASEO Industrial/Manufacturing Working Group Forum on Industrial Assessment Centers and Complementary TA Programs (May 3, 2023): U.S. DOE presented on the DOE-supported Industrial Assessment Centers, including its services and planned program enhancements and expansion. The Forum also included discussion of complementary technical assistance programs (CHP/Onsite Energy Technical Assistance Partnerships, DOE Better Plants) as well as perspective from the University of Utah-based Intermountain IAC on IAC-State Energy Office collaboration. Discussion of state support for industrial energy assessments occurred during state exchange portion of the program. Slides here and recording here.
- NASEO Industrial/Manufacturing Working Group Forum (March 1, 2023): DOE Advanced Energy Manufacturing Grants and Industrial Demonstrations Programs and Connecticut Focus (March 1, 2023) - presentation and recording
U.S. Department of Energy
- Industrial Technologies Funding and Technical Assistance compendium
- Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office supports innovation in technologies and the adoption of practices to enable the industrial sector to cost-effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
- Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office researches, develops, and demonstrates next-generation materials and manufacturing technologies needed to increase U.S. industrial competitiveness and to drive economy-wide decarbonization. AMMTO supports the national plan to revitalize American manufacturing, secure critical supply chains, and develop diverse innovation ecosystems leading to new manufacturing jobs and increased economic strength of the nation.
- Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains is responsible for strengthening and securing manufacturing and energy supply chains needed to modernize the nation’s energy infrastructure and support a clean and equitable energy transition.
- Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations was established as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to accelerate clean energy technologies from the lab to market and fill a critical innovation gap on the path to achieving our nation’s climate goals of net zero emissions by 2050. Its mission is to deliver clean energy demonstration projects at scale in partnership with the private sector to accelerate deployment, market adoption, and the equitable transition to a decarbonized energy system.
- Loan Program Office
- DOE Technical Assistance, Tools, and Resources
- 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 the energy assessments to identify opportunities to improve productivity and competitiveness, reduce waste, and save energy. Contact the closest IAC location about receiving an IAC assessment.
- 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.
- Onsite Energy/Combined Heat and Power Technical Assistance Partnerships (CHP TAPs) promote and assist in transforming the market for CHP, waste heat to power, and district energy technologies/concepts throughout the United States.
- 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, June 28, 2023, interim webinar presentation slides and recording.
Other Programs
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ENERGY STAR Program for Industry including industrial energy management programs, tools, and guides. - ENERGY STAR 2022 certified plants - press release
- Manufacturing Extension Partnership, under the purview of the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST), MEP is a public-private partnership with Centers in all 50 states and Puerto Rico dedicated to serving small and medium-sized manufacturers. Last year, MEP Centers interacted with 34,307 manufacturers, leading to $14.4 billion in sales, $1.5 billion in cost savings, $5.2 billion in new client investments, and helped create or retain 125,746 jobs.
- Manufacturing USA was created in 2014 to secure U.S. global leadership in advanced manufacturing by connecting people, ideas, and technology. Manufacturing USA’s 16 institutes convene business competitors, academic institutions, and other stakeholders to test applications of new technology, create new products, reduce cost and risk, and enable the manufacturing workforce with the skills of the future. Among clean energy-related institutes are:
- National Small Business Environmental Assistance Program -- Most states host a Small Business Environmental Assistance Program (SBEAP) to assist small businesses with environmental compliance and emission reduction. The website contains resources for both small businesses and the SBEAPs that serve them.
- Pollution Prevention (P2) Technical Assistance Resources (site hosted by U.S. EPA) provides links to regional, state, and local pollution prevention technical assistance resources; these include public agencies, universities, Small Business Development Centers, MEPs, non-governmental organization, and other programs and resources.
- Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) deliver professional, high quality, individualized business advising and technical assistance to existing small businesses and pre-venture entrepreneurs. SBDCs provide problem-solving assistance to help small businesses access capital, develop and exchange new technologies, and improve business planning, strategy, operations, financial management, personnel administration, marketing, export assistance, sales and other areas required for small business growth and expansion, management improvement, increased productivity and innovation.
Other Organizations and Resources
- BlueGreen Alliance, Map and Analysis: Building a Strong Manufacturing Base for Clean Energy in the US – offers two tools that can support State Energy Offices and others to understanding domestic clean energy technology supply chains, including a map of the U.S. manufacturing base for clean energy and a downloadable spreadsheet of supply chain gaps for clean energy highlights and assesses domestic manufacturing capacity for key components of each sector.
- Heat is Power Association is the trade association for the waste heat to power (WHP) industry that uses waste heat from industrial processes to generate electricity with no additional fuel, no combustion, and no incremental emissions.
- Industrial Heat Pump (IHP) Alliance launched by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), and the Renewable Thermal Collaborative (RTC). For more information about the IHP collaboration and to stay updated on future events and resources, please visit ACEEE’s industrial heat pump page.
- Industrial Innovation Initiative (i3), convened by the Great Plains Institute and World Resources Institute in collaboration with various companies and NGOs aims to advance solutions key to decarbonizing the industrial sector through policy development and implementation; technology demonstration and adoption; and demand-side market development at state, regional, and federal levels. i3 offers various resources and hosts convenings.
- Renewable Thermal Collaborative is a coalition for organizations that are committed to scaling up renewable heating and cooling at their facilities and dramatically cutting carbon emissions.
Selected Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Provisions
Selected Inflation Reduction Act Provisions
- Clean Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit (48C) (Section 13501)
- 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.
- Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit (45X) (Section 13502)
- $5.8 billion for Advanced Industrial Facilities Deployment (Section 50161)
- $3 billion (credit subsidy) for LPO’s Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing (Section 50142)
- $2 billion for Domestic Manufacturing Conversion grants (Section 50143) - DOE program page here.
- Defense Production Act (Section 30001) - Executive summary of DOE roundtable feedback and RFI responses here.
- Low-Carbon Materials Investments (Sections 60116, 60503, 60504, 60505, 60506, 70006)