DECD0000093
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. (“Owens-Illinois” or “O-I”) will implement a first-in-market combination of furnace technologies (the “Furnace Technology Stack”) that reduce carbon intensity (CI) by 20-40%, compared to glass produced on a baseline furnace, as part of a full retrofit of a furnace at a manufacturing site in Zanesville, OH (“Project Facility”).
The Furnace Technology Stack includes a gas/oxy-fuel system, Optimelt™ heat recovery system, raw material pre-heating, 20-30% electric boost, and electric forehearth conversion.
The project demonstrates the commercial feasibility and functionality of the Furnace Technology Stack’s combination of technologies that will serve as a foundation to drive industry transformation towards decarbonization by improving adoption of these innovative technologies.
Through this project, O-I will improve air quality for nearby communities, engage with communities and workers to pursue project labor agreements and community workforce agreements, and promote workers’ rights and equity.
The Furnace Technology Stack includes a gas/oxy-fuel system, Optimelt™ heat recovery system, raw material pre-heating, 20-30% electric boost, and electric forehearth conversion.
The project demonstrates the commercial feasibility and functionality of the Furnace Technology Stack’s combination of technologies that will serve as a foundation to drive industry transformation towards decarbonization by improving adoption of these innovative technologies.
Through this project, O-I will improve air quality for nearby communities, engage with communities and workers to pursue project labor agreements and community workforce agreements, and promote workers’ rights and equity.
Awardee
Funding Goals
DOE ANTICIPATES THAT PROJECTS FUNDED UNDER THIS FOA WILL DEMONSTRATE SIGNIFICANT GHG EMISSIONS REDUCTION POTENTIAL IN NONPOWER INDUSTRIAL SECTORS IN SUPPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION’S DECARBONIZATION GOALS OF A 50-52% REDUCTION IN GHG EMISSIONS FROM 2005 LEVELS BY 2030. THE GOALS ALSO INCLUDE A CARBON-POLLUTION-FREE POWER SECTOR BY 2035, AND A NET-ZERO GHG EMISSIONS ECONOMY BY 2050 USING ONE OR MORE OF THESE CROSS-CUTTING INDUSTRIAL DECARBONIZATION APPROACHES: ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIFICATION; LOW-CARBON FUELS, FEEDSTOCKS, AND ENERGY SOURCES (LCFFES); MATERIAL EFFICIENCY OR SUBSTITUTION; CARBON CAPTURE UTILIZATION AND STORAGE (CCUS); AND OTHERS.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Zanesville,
Ohio
43701-3116
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Termination This cooperative agreement was reported as terminated by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in July 2025. See All
Owens-Brockway Glass Container was awarded
Decarbonization Project: Furnace Tech Stack in Zanesville, OH
Cooperative Agreement DECD0000093
worth $57,263,726
from the Department of Energy in January 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Zanesville Ohio United States.
The grant
has a duration of 3 years 8 months and
was awarded through assistance program 81.255 Clean Energy Demonstrations.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity Industrial Decarbonization and Emissions Reduction Demonstration-to-Deployment Funding Opportunity Announcement.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 7/22/25
Period of Performance
1/1/25
Start Date
9/30/28
End Date
Funding Split
$57.3M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$57.3M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to DECD0000093
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DECD0000093
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
For-Profit Organization (Other Than Small Business)
Awarding Office
892436 OFFICE OF CLEAN ENERGY DEMONSTRATIONS (OCED)
Funding Office
892410 OFFICE OF CLEAN ENERGY DEMONSTRATION
Awardee UEI
UKFGLAWMEHK3
Awardee CAGE
None
Performance District
OH-12
Senators
Sherrod Brown
J.D. (James) Vance
J.D. (James) Vance
Modified: 7/22/25