Toyota Motor North America, Inc.

Toyota is committed to building vehicles for the way people live. Over the past 50 years, Toyota built more than 25 million cars and trucks in North America, where it operates 14 manufacturing plants (10 in the U.S.) and directly employs more than 42,000 people, including nearly 34,000 in the U.S.

In partnership with the Better Plants Program, Toyota Motor North America, Inc. has reduced overall energy intensity from its baseline consumption. Toyota met its original target under the Better Plants Program by improving energy intensity by 28% cumulatively over five years. As a Better Plants Challenge partner, it is committing to an additional 20% improvement in energy intensity over 12 years.

Activities implemented by the company to reduce energy consumption include:

Installing energy efficient lighting
Installing new measurement systems to track and monitor use of process equipment
Implementing air flow reductions for a paint oven that reduced energy use and improved efficiency
Installing new measurement meters to collect data throughout a plant to track compressed air usage

Toyota received a 2019 Better Practice Award for implementing an Energy Savings Company (ESCO) process in North America that has uncovered annual energy savings opportunities totaling 3% portfolio-wide - Practice Presentation.

Webinar

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

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Best of the Betters: 2024 Better Practice Winners

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

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Using VFDs to Drive HVAC Energy

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Landfill Gas to Energy Project

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Metrics & Big Data

Implementation Model

Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America: Supply Chain-Treasure Hunt Program

Tools

Energy Kaizen Detail Sheet

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Fresh Eyes: Peer-Assessed Energy Efficiency

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Fresh Eyes: Peer-Assessed Energy Efficiency

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Eureka!: Industrial Energy Technology Innovation

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Eureka!: Industrial Energy Technology Innovation

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Innovative Industrial Projects: Successful Approaches to Reducing Electricity Consumption

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Innovative Industrial Projects: Successful Approaches to Reducing Electricity Consumption

Showcase Project

Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America: Fan System Upgrade

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Engaging Employees to Drive Efficiency Behavior

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Engaging Employees to Drive Efficiency Behavior

Performance Data

Solutions

Leadership Commitments

Better Plants Challenge

Goal

Commitment

Progress

Water Reduction

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Progress

DOE Program Participation