Nova, a provider of advanced metrology and process control solutions used in semiconductor manufacturing, announced the company achieved 88% renewable energy use.
The company also reached a 65% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions from a 2022 baseline.
In 2023, Nova started using renewable energy mainly in Israel and the U.S. During 2024, the company extended and increased its renewable energy use in Israel, the U.S., Germany, Taiwan and China.
In the U.S., major operations have been powered by an average of 75% renewable energy since April 2024, primarily from solar and wind sources. In Germany, the new facility in Bad Urach features solar panels that will produce approximately 62 MWh.
By 2025, U.S. operations will be powered entirely by solar and wind energy, which will partly power the facility. Since November 2024, Bad Urach operations have been powered by 100% hydro renewable energy. In Taiwan and China, the company signed agreements for green certificates and RECs that took effect at the end of 2024.
Nova’s key sites are designed with achieving energy efficiency with features including LED lighting; building management systems that include automatic and motion sensor-based shutdown features for the building’s air conditioning systems and lighting; energy efficient temperature and lighting controls; variable speed controls for air filtration units and glazing; and semi-transparent curtains with high sun protection.
Details were published in the company’s second sustainability insight report.
“We believe that our environmental, governance and social priorities play a vital role in our business performance, and our updated goals reflect that belief,” said Nova CEO Gaby Waisman in a statement. “In 2024, we made significant progress on our plan. We expanded our reach into the advanced packaging market, increased growth of our dimensional metrology solutions, secured record revenues from materials metrology solutions, and achieved record revenue from chemical metrology solutions.”
The review was developed with reference to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) guidelines, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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