Nissan North America, Inc.

In the Americas, Nissan's operations include automotive styling, consumer and corporate financing, sales, marketing, distribution, and manufacturing. Nissan North America's environmental strategy encompasses eco-innovative technologies and energy management. In Smyrna, Tennessee, for example, Nissan recently opened a new paint plant that will improve energy efficiency by 30% compared to the plant it is replacing.

As a Better Plants Challenge Partner, Nissan North America has committed to reducing energy use in its three U.S. plants 25% by 2020, affecting 12 million square feet of plant space. This effort is part of Nissan's global environmental action plan, the Nissan Green Program 2016, which includes a wider application of fuel-efficient vehicles and corporate carbon footprint minimization.

Nissan received a 2017 Better Practice Award for implementing an enterprise-wide Energy Management System certified to ISO 50001 that includes all U.S. manufacturing facilities.

Nissan received a 2019 Better Project Award for implementing a chilled water optimization project that has saved 3,000 MWh in annual facility electric energy consumption - Project Presentation.

Nissan received a 2021 Better Project Award for upgrading air handling unit-controls to enable automatic maintenance of temperature and air quality, saving over $200,000 and 1,800 metric tons of CO₂ per year.

Nissan's three U.S. plants are certified to the Superior Energy Performance program and recognized by the 50001 Ready program.

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From Validation to Value: DOE's Industrial Technology Validation Program Success Stories

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Risky Business: Adopting New Technologies with Confidence

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Risky Business: Adopting New Technologies with Confidence

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Nissan North America: Air Handling Units Control Upgrade Delivers Massive Energy Savings

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Best of the Betters: 2021 Better Project Presentations

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Best of the Betters -- 2019 Better Project and Better Practice Presentations

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Superior Energy Performance At Nissan

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Tools Nissan has Used from DOE to Save Energy

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Shooting for the Moon: Planning and Execution Towards a Big Energy Goal

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Shooting for the Moon: Planning and Execution Towards a Big Energy Goal

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Water Reuse: Successful Outcomes and Innovative Strategies

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Water Reuse: Successful Outcomes and Innovative Strategies

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Nissan North America: Three 50001 Ready Facilities

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Nissan North America: Chilled Water System Upgrades and Dashboard

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Implementing Energy Management Systems

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Implementing Energy Management Systems

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Fresh Eyes: Peer-Assessed Energy Efficiency

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Fresh Eyes: Peer-Assessed Energy Efficiency

Other Resources Case Study

Nissan Leverages Enterprise-Wide Approach

Other Resources Case Study

Nissan Leverages Enterprise-Wide Approach

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The Business Value of Superior Energy Performance

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Nissan North America: Recycling Water Using Advanced Filter Strategies

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Better Buildings Accelerator: Industrial Superior Energy Performance Meeting

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Better Buildings Accelerator: Industrial Superior Energy Performance Meeting

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Nissan North America: New Paint Plant

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Ending the Tyranny of the 2-Year Payback: Effective Industrial Financing Strategies

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Ending the Tyranny of the 2-Year Payback: Effective Industrial Financing Strategies

Implementation Model

Nissan North America Funds Energy Efficiency Projects with Modified Payback Requirements

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Solutions

Leadership Commitments

Better Plants Challenge

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Better Plants Challenge

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Water Reduction

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Progress

Better Plants Challenge

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DOE Program Participation