Efficient powertrain engineering center in Torino, Italy captures its spent energy
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(3BL Media) Torino, Italy – June 29, 2012 –As visitors to the General Motors Powertrain Engineering Center in Torino walk the halls, they can often hear the whirring of engines being tested. But what they can’t hear is the excess energy being transferred back to the grid.
Within a year, the center has harvested 300,000 kilowatt hours of energy from test benches – equipment that tests various measures of a running engine.
To go along with GM's 100 landfill-free facility announcement from earlier in the week, here's John Bradburn from GM and Jennifer Berry from Earth 911 explaining why it's important to reduce your trash, whether you are one person or a large automotive facility.
By John Bradburn, manager of GM’s waste-reduction efforts
We did it.
General Motors has achieved 100 landfill-free facilities – meaning zero waste from daily operations is sent to landfill. We have more landfill-free operations than any automaker, and we recycle and reuse more waste than any auto manufacturer.
Energy efficient distribution center also named 100th landfill-free site
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(3BL Media) Lansing, MI - June 20, 2012 - General Motors’ Lansing Customer Care and Aftersales parts distribution center reached landfill-free status and earned ENERGY STAR® certification for superior energy efficiency from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Automaker recycled or reused 2.6 million metric tons at its plants worldwide in 2011
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(3BL Media) Lansing, MI - June 19, 2012 - A single plastic bag of household garbage represents more trash going to a landfill than 100 General Motors facilities combined.
The CSR Minute is your daily video digest of the most relevant Corporate Social Responsibility news of the day. Our team of 3BL Media correspondents tracks the global world of corporate social responsibility to bring you coverage of the most important announcements, initiatives, issues, trends, ideas, and breaking news.
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The CSR Minute is your daily video digest of the most relevant Corporate Social Responsibility news of the day. Our team of 3BL Media correspondents tracks the global world of corporate social responsibility to bring you coverage of the most important announcements, initiatives, issues, trends, ideas, and breaking news.
In this video, Rob Threlkeld, GM's Manager of Renewable Energy, Rob talks about all of the opportunities for renewable energy and how GM is taking advantage across the globe.
