From Ambition to Action: Owens Corning Moves To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Seite 2

Overcoming challenges on the journey to lower emissions

Of course, as with any corporate decarbonization journey, there will always be obstacles to overcome .

Making further progress on Scope 2 emissions, for example, will mean a complex process of transitioning to renewable sources across all of the global regions where Owens Corning does business.

"When you operate in 31 countries, it certainly adds a layer of complexity," Childers said. "But that complexity only affects how we get things done. We are united as a company in our mission and our goals."

Beyond sourcing more renewable electricity, the company is challenged to find new solutions - such as hydrogen and biogas - for glass melting processes that are currently dependent on fossil fuels. To further drive decarbonization in its composites business, Owens Corning joined 22 other companies in a collaborative project called H2GLASS that aims to develop ways to replace natural gas with hydrogen in glass manufacturing, Childers said.

When it comes to manufacturing insulation, Owens Corning is working to lower the global warming potential of the blowing agent blends used to create polystyrene foam. It's also pursuing circular innovations within its research and development portfolio to reduce emissions from input materials, Childers said.

Looking ahead

Owens Corning aspires to have contracts in place covering 100 percent of its global enterprise electricity by 2025 and aims to have those contracts operational by 2030, Childers said. The company entered into a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) in Spain that is expected to come online in stages throughout 2023 and 2024, ultimately producing 223 gigawatt-hours of energy per year.

"This agreement, along with wind-driven VPPAs in Finland and Sweden, means that 100 percent of Owens Corning's European production sites and science and technology centers will be covered by contracts and VPPAs supplying guarantees of origin enabling renewable electricity," Childers said. "As we work to cut our greenhouse gas emissions in half, purchasing electricity only from renewable sources is essential. In addition, we must work to reduce emissions from our processes and improve energy efficiency."

Owens Corning has implemented more than 1,270 energy efficiency projects in its facilities around the world since 2006, Childers said, resulting in an estimated reduction of more than 1.47 million megawatt-hours per year.

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