David Sholl
Director of the Transformational Decarbonization Initiative, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Green manufacturing refers to manufacturing and processing practices that use resources more efficiently (e.g., reduction in energy consumption, reduction in water usage), reduce waste generation (e.g., use of alternative raw materials, recycling, process mass intensity reduction), and/or use renewable resources. Following in last year's successful pre-conference workshop, a group of subject matter experts from industry, academia, and government will discuss vital aspects of green manufacturing such as benefits and challenges of implementation, process intensification, advances in greener processing technologies, efficient use of energy, and influences from external factors, such as government policies, corporate consciousness, and stakeholder behavior.
