Hållbarhetsrapport 2020 eng 1
05. ENERGY USE - ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS H
edin Bil's energy use is one of our most significant environmental aspects. Energy efficiency improvements are therefore an area where we have actively chosen to conduct activities to reduce our environmental impact. We continuously measure and monitor our total consumption of electricity, district heating and cooling as well as that of gas and oil. At the end of 2016, we started an energy efficiency program with the goal of reducing our energy costs, but also to contribute to an improved indoor climate, reduced external environmental impact and competence development of our staff. At our dealerships, the most significant energy users are heating, lighting, ventilation, base load and cooling. As the proportion of electric vehicles (EV) continues to increase, we also see that our energy efficiency contributes to freeing up electricity capacity locally for charging these vehicles. GOAL The goal is to reduce our total energy consumption kWh / m2 by 3% annually. RESULTS • Energy consumption kWh / m2 decreased by 1.6% compared with 2019. • The share of electricity from renewable energy sources decreased slightly from 92.3% to 91.2%. • Climate impact CO2-eq / m2 decreased by 2.7% compared with 2019. • Our total energy use means a reduction in climate impact by 771.7 ton of CO2-eq compared with 2019. • Installation of an additional 300 charging points around our dealerships. Project Energy cooperation - results in brief • 49 active energy collaborations. • Heat savings (cf. base year): 6 007.8 MWh • Electricity savings (cf. base year): 3,269.5 MWh • Saving district cooling (cf. base year): 378.6 MWh ANALYSIS The savings within the framework of each energy collaboration (dealership) are calculated through the difference between current consumption per month and consumption during the base year. The base year is the next previous 12 months from the start of the energy collaboration. We can note that the facilities that were active in 2020 continue to generate savings (cf. base years). General measures that have contributed to the results regarding ventilation are adaptation of operating times according to current operating times, adjusted supply air temperatures, adapted flows as required, adjusted start / stop temperatures for night heating and night cooling. Corresponding measures concerning heat include adjusted flow curves (temperature) for heating systems, changed pump stops for e.g., ground heating and adapted indoor temperature (reduced overtemperatures). The district heating mix varies locally and therefore we have chosen to use the average value of approximately 30% fossil and 70% renewable when calculating our climate impact. In addition to district heating, gas and oil are also used as heating sources, mainly at our facilities in Belgium and Switzerland. Our reduced climate impact is mainly due to the fact that since the second half of 2019, we have exclusively purchased electricity from renewable energy sources for our operations in Sweden and Norway. This has resulted in reduced pollution and reduced negative climate impact. The remaining share refers to electricity produced according to Western European means, which is mainly a mixture of nuclear power and fossil-fired cogeneration and thermal power.