Volvo Group North America

The Volvo Group offers trucks, buses, construction equipment, power solutions for marine and industrial applications, financing, and services that increase our customers’ uptime and productivity. Founded in 1927, the Volvo Group is committed to shaping the future landscape of sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions.

Headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, the company employs 95,000 people, serves customers in more than 190 markets and has production facilities in 19 countries. The Volvo Group takes a holistic approach to sustainability through a combination of energy efficiency, renewable fuels, continual environmental improvement, technology development and efficient utilization of resources.

The Better Climate Challenge complements the Volvo Group’s existing sustainability commitments, including being a founding member of the First Movers Coalition; launching cellcentric, a joint venture with Daimler Trucks, to further advance fuel-cell technology in the commercial sector; the establishment of sustainability targets in accordance with the Science Based Targets initiative; providing a Green Finance Framework; and most recently, becoming a pledge partner to CALSTART’s Global Commercial Vehicle Drive to Zero program and campaign (Drive to ZeroTM).

The Volvo Trucks New River Valley manufacturing facility in Dublin, VA, first partnered with the Department of Energy in October of 2009, pledging to reduce its energy intensity by 25% or more within 10 years. New River Valley achieved this goal within one year of joining the program. The Volvo Group in North America furthered its commitment to energy efficiency in March 2013 by expanding Volvo’s participation to all U.S. manufacturing sites (New River Valley, Mack Trucks plant in Macungie, PA, Powertrain facility in Hagerstown, MD, Remanufacturing sites in Middletown, PA, and Charlotte, NC, Volvo Penta in Lexington, TN, Volvo Bus and Nova Bus in Plattsburgh, NY, and Volvo Construction Equipment in Shippensburg, PA). The North American plants have now met the initial goal by improving energy intensity by 25% cumulatively over just five years.

Explore this case study to learn how Volvo leveraged partnerships with Better Plants and the EDF Climate Corps, among others, to maximize their energy reduction opportunities.

Volvo Group received a 2020 Better Practice Award for developing a Landfill Free certification option for facilities that helped the company landfill only 6% of the waste from North America facilities in FY 2019 - Practice Presentation.

PORTFOLIO-WIDE LEADERSHIP COMMITMENTS

50% emissions reduction in 10 years

25% reduction in energy intensity

Energy Efficiency Elevator Pitch with Bert Hill, Volvo

Other Resources Case Study

Volvo Group North America - SEP 50001

Other Resources Case Study

Volvo Group North America - SEP 50001

Presentation

Best of the Betters: 2024 Better Project Winners

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Champions of Change: Perspectives from Women Leading in Clean Energy

Webinar

The (Not So) Shocking Shift Towards Industrial Electrification

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VIDEO: In Case You Missed It 2023 Better Buildings Summit Sampler

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In Case You Missed It: 2023 Better Buildings Summit Sampler

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We Conduit: Lessons Learned from the Industrial Electrification Working Group

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We Conduit: Lessons Learned from the Industrial Electrification Working Group

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Staying Current with EV Charging and Fleet Electrification

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Staying Current with EV Charging and Fleet Electrification

Webinar

Early Best Practices from the Waste Reduction Pilot

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

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Best of the Betters Presentation 2020 - Volvo Group North America

Showcase Project

Volvo Group North America: Crankshaft Grinders Upgrade

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Water Efficiency in the Automotive Sector

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Volvo's Experience with ISO 50001/SEP

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Engaging Human Resources in Improving Energy Performance

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Get Sorted: Efficiency in Distribution and Logistics

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Get Sorted: Efficiency in Distribution and Logistics

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Because Wastewater Matters: Evolutions in Wastewater Treatment and Examples of Distributed Treatment

Showcase Project

Volvo Group North America: High Efficiency Infrared Heating at Volvo Group’s Mack Trucks Assembly Plant in Macungie, PA

Webinar

Because Wastewater Matters: Evolutions in Wastewater Treatment and Examples of Distributed Treatment

Video

Energy Efficiency Elevator Pitch with Bert Hill, Volvo

Presentation

Innovative Industrial Projects: Finding Savings in Heating and Cooling Applications

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Innovative Industrial Projects: Finding Savings in Heating and Cooling Applications

Implementation Model

Volvo Group North America: Giving Energy Projects a Boost with New Investment Guidelines

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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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Tapping Into DOE’s Portfolio of Manufacturing Energy Efficiency Resources

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Tapping Into DOE’s Portfolio of Manufacturing Energy Efficiency Resources

Performance Data

Energy Efficiency Elevator Pitch with Bert Hill, Volvo

Solutions

Leadership Commitments

Better Climate Challenge

Goal

Commitment

Better Plants Challenge

Goal

Commitment

Progress

Better Plants Challenge

Additional Goal

Progress

DOE Program Participation