Key issues in 2009
- Energy consumption and energy efficiency decreased
- Savings of almost 1 million metric tons of oil equivalent through the use of CHP technology to produce electricity and steam in BASF power plants
- Identification of energy savings potential of over €10 million in Ludwigshafen and around €25 million in Asia
- Measures in North America in 2009 reduce energy costs by about €4 million annually
Worldwide, we analyze energy consumption and costs, identify potential savings and use this information to develop measures. Our production plants are already very energy efficient. The structured exchange of experience at regional and Group-wide levels helps us to apply methods that have proved successful at one site to other locations. In 2009, energy efficiency investigations at our Ludwigshafen site identified a total of more than €10 million worth of energy-saving potential in more than 50 plants. We identified around €25 million worth of annual energy-saving potential at our seven largest production sites in Asia. Measures implemented in North America in 2009 reduce energy costs by around €4 million annually.
Energy efficiency through the Verbund
- Contribution to the efficient use of energy
- Linking of production and energy demands
- Savings of up to 1.5 million metric tons of oil equivalent per year with the Energy Verbund
Our Verbund system links our production and energy demands, thus making a major contribution to energy efficiency. Heat from production processes is not discharged into the environment; rather it is captured to be used at other production plants. Thanks to the Verbund system, BASF saves up to 1.5 million metric tons of oil equivalent per year, equal to a 3.4 million ton annual reduction in CO2 emissions. Furthermore, networking several production facilities at one site reduces fuel consumption as less transportation is required.
For more on the Verbund, see Organization of the BASF Group
