Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Michigan, manufactures or distributes automobiles across six continents. With about 175,000 employees and 65 plants worldwide, the company’s automotive brands include Ford and Lincoln.

Ford is developing a comprehensive Energy Management Operating System to help reduce energy consumption through continuous improvement in process, design, and culture.

As a Better Buildings & Better Plants Initiative Partner, Ford Motor Company commits to reducing energy demand by a minimum of 25 percent from 2011 to 2021 in its 23 U.S. manufacturing plants, which cover 61 million square feet.

Ford continues to drive water reductions with its new, aggressive, 15% water absolute reduction goal from 2021 to 2025 (2019 baseline). For alignment purposes with US DOE, Ford will utilize a U.S.-wide 15% water intensity reduction goal from 2021 to 2025 (2019 baseline).

Ford received a 2020 Better Project Award for implementing a series of upgrades and technological improvements to achieve a 50% reduction in energy and water use at its Dearborn Research and Engineering Campus Central Energy Plant - Project Presentation.

Virtual Partner Site Visit: Ford Energy Plant

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Insight into Onsite Energy: Onsite Renewable Energy and Storage for Industry

Other Resources Case Study

Ford Motor Company - 50001 Ready

Other Resources Case Study

Ford Motor Company - 50001 Ready

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Using Energy Management Systems to Organize and Drive Decarbonization

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Using Energy Management Systems to Organize and Drive Decarbonization

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Virtual Building Tours

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Virtual Partner Site Visit: Ford Energy Plant

Showcase Project

Ford Motor Company: Dearborn Research and Engineering Campus Central Energy Plant

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Best of the Betters: 2020 Better Project and Better Practice Presentations

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Recording of Lessons from the Field: Real World Applications that Inform R&D

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Ford Experience with Better Plants Energy/Water Challenge

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Making Things Smarter: Smart Manufacturing

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Making Things Smarter: Smart Manufacturing

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Eureka!: Industrial Energy Technology Innovation

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Eureka!: Industrial Energy Technology Innovation

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Extending the Benefits of Energy Efficiency Across the Value Chain

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Extending the Benefits of Energy Efficiency Across the Value Chain

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Ford Go Green Audit Report

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Dealerships to Donuts - Energy Efficiency in the Franchise Model

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Dealerships to Donuts - Energy Efficiency in the Franchise Model

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Now That We’ve Dipped Our Toe in…Water Pilot Lessons Learned

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Now That We’ve Dipped Our Toe in…Water Pilot Lessons Learned

Performance Data

Virtual Partner Site Visit: Ford Energy Plant

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Leadership Commitments

Better Plants Challenge

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Better Plants Challenge

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Water Reduction

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DOE Program Participation