Case study.
Automaker Drives Toward Net Zero: Renewables Now Power 50% of Output.
ISSUES.
- High natural gas reliance in manufacturing.
- Paint shops and heating are inefficient.
- Poor monitoring of plant energy performance.
- Slow process transition to renewables.
- Over estimated energy budget.
RESULTS.
- A procurement strategy facilitated the implementation of green electricity and renewables.
- Energy surveys identified inefficiency in air systems and ambient temperature which have been rectified driving costs down.
- Energy benchmarking was introduced via alarms setting on the Bramo Portal.
- Energy analysis facilitated the investment in solar and geothermal onsite.
- Accurate energy budget
aligned with sustainability goals helped manage costs and forecast expenditures better.
