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october 06, 2021 - Skoda
CO2-neutral production at ŠKODA AUTO’s Vrchlabí plant
› ŠKODA AUTO’s component plant in #Vrchlabí CO2-neutral since end of 2020
› CO2 emissions cut from 45,000 tonnes annually to 3,000 tonnes, mainly thanks to renewable energies
› Car manufacturer’s other production sites also on their way to becoming CO2 neutral
Mladá Boleslav/Vrchlabí, 6 October 2021 – The component plant in #Vrchlabí has been ŠKODA AUTO’s first CO2-neutral production site worldwide since the end of 2020. To achieve this, the car manufacturer systematically reduced its energy consumption and switched to renewable energies. In doing so, the company was able to cut CO2 emissions at the site from 45,000 tonnes annually to its current level of 3,000 tonnes. The remaining emissions are offset through compensation measures and CO2 certificates. ŠKODA #auto has been producing the 7-speed direct shift gearbox (DSG) DQ 200 at the #Vrchlabí site since 2012. 2,300 units are produced there every day, and the three millionth DQ200 gearbox was produced in 2019.
Miroslav Kroupa, Head of Brand Management at ŠKODA #auto, emphasises, “As a car manufacturer, we bear a special responsibility for environmental and climate protection. We have set the course by achieving CO2 neutrality at our high-tech #Vrchlabí site, and we are showing where we are heading in terms of environmental sustainability and energy efficiency.”
At the end of 2020, the gearbox plant in #Vrchlabí became ŠKODA AUTO’s first CO2-neutral production site worldwide, and Mladá Boleslav and Kvasiny are soon to follow suit. Last year, 41,500 MWh of the 47,000 MWh of total energy required in #Vrchlabí came from renewable sources, which corresponds to a share of approximately 90 per cent. As a result, carbon dioxide emissions fell from 45,000 tonnes per year to 3,000 tonnes.
The remaining CO2 emissions are offset by purchasing CO2 certificates. By financing these, ŠKODA #auto is supporting climate protection projects, e. g. including the production of renewable energy in India and rainforest conservation.
At the #Vrchlabí site, effective energy management saved more than 2,000 MWh of thermal energy and almost 1,500 MWh of electricity last year alone. Furthermore, unused heating circuits in production were closed, intelligent, energy-efficient room temperature regulation was introduced, and the air supply management was optimised. In addition, the lighting in many rooms has been aligned with the operating hours.
Since the beginning of 2019, all waste from the production process at the #Vrchlabí plant has been recycled either materially or thermally – and this has been the case for all the car manufacturer’s production plants since the beginning of 2020. This year, ŠKODA #auto has also started using CO2-neutral methane from biogas plants in #Vrchlabí instead of natural gas.
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