What We Do
Climate Corps Projects
Cabot Corporation – Xiaoding Deana Zhuo – 2013
Goals
Xiaoding Zhou spent the summer in Billerica, MA at the Business and Technology Center for Cabot Corporation, a global specialty chemicals and performance materials company.
Solutions
Working with Cabot’s facilities department and outside contractors, Zhou identified a number of energy efficiency projects including HVAC upgrades and lighting retrofits. Additionally, Zhou performed an analysis on the energy consumption of one of Cabot’s major product lines and compared it to alternative products. Zhou identified opportunities for efficiency, which could result in a competitive product that is less carbon-intensive.
Potential Impact
In total, her projects could save Cabot $126,000 over their lifetimes and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by over 450 metric tons.
At a glance
Industry: Industrial Goods and Manufacturing
Project types:
- Data Analysis
- Industrial Energy Efficiency
Year: 2013
Location: Boston, MA
About the fellow
Xiaoding Deana Zhuo
University of California Berkeley
Xiaoding Zhuo, a student at the University of California, Berkeley, was hired as the 2013 EDF Climate Corps fellow at Cabot Corporation.
