- Heat Recovery from Top Coat Oven in Paint Shop will reduce energy consumption by 4953 MWh/a and CO2 emissions by 1013 tons/a- Energy savings from this Volkswagen Think Blue. Factory. project are equivalent to the energy consumed by nearly 1300 Indian households on an average in a year*- Mr. Andreas Lauenroth, Executive Director – Technical, Volkswagen India Private Limited and Head of Volkswagen Plant in Chakan said, “The Heat Recovery from our oven in Paint Shop is major breakthrough in our efforts for achieving cleaner manufacturing. The continuous efforts undertaken by our Think Blue. Factory. ambassadors are paying off in the right way.”
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Newly installed Heat Recovery System at Volkswagen Pune Plant
guarantees Energy Savings and Reduction in CO2 Emissions
Heat Recovery from Top Coat Oven in Paint Shop will reduce
energy consumption by 4953 MWh/a and CO2 emissions by 1013 tons/a
Energy savings from this Volkswagen Think Blue. Factory. project
are equivalent to the energy consumed by nearly 1300 Indian
households on an average in a year* Mr. Andreas Lauenroth,
Executive Director Technical, Volkswagen India Private Limited and
Head of Volkswagen Plant in Chakan said, The Heat Recovery from our
oven in Paint Shop is major breakthrough in our efforts for
achieving cleaner manufacturing. The continuous efforts undertaken
by our Think Blue. Factory. ambassadors are paying off in the right
way.
Pune, 21st July 2015 Volkswagen Pune Plant is one of the 27
Volkswagen automotive manufacturing facilities worldwide that
follows the Think Blue. Factory. initiative that aims towards
achieving higher environment-friendly manufacturing. Through this
initiative, Volkswagen aims at reducing the impact of its
production process on the environment by 25% per car globally.
Volkswagen Pune Plant has been working towards these goals since
2012. The impact on environment through manufacturing processes is
measured across five key areas of Energy Consumption, CO2
Emissions, Water Consumption, Waste Generation and VOC Emissions.
Volkswagen Pune Plant has undertaken a number of projects and
successfully implemented them to record remarkable results.
Heat Recovery at Top Coat Oven brings laudable resultsThe major
Think Blue. Factory. project of 2015 is the new Heat Recovery Unit
(heat exchanger) that was installed at the exhaust end of the Top
Coat Oven in Paint Shop. The sustainable results of this project
were achieved by generating hot water using the exhaust flue gases
which are vented out at 320 degree centigrade. This hot water is
then used for heating application in Pre-treatment process in the
Paint Shop itself. As a result, 80% reduction for hot water
generation for this purpose was achieved that saved 492,483 SCM of
Natural Gas consumption and 37 MWh/a of electricity as well as
reduced CO2 emissions by 1013 tons/a. The savings in consumption of
Natural Gas are equivalent to 4916 MWh/a. On an average this
translates to the energy consumed by nearly 1300 Indian households
in a year.*
Commenting on the achievement from the new project, Mr. Andreas
Lauenroth, Executive Director Technical, Volkswagen India Private
Limited, said The Heat Recovery from our oven in Paint Shop is
major breakthrough in our efforts for achieving cleaner
manufacturing. Volkswagen Pune Plant is moving with the right pace
to achieve and surpass the targets set for 2018 under Think Blue.
Factory. programme. This year, we will come closer to our target of
contributing to the 25% global reduction in this respect.
Think Blue. Factory. Ambassadors: The catalysts for savingsTo
facilitate idea generation and implementation of such ideas for
savings under Think Blue. Factory. programme, 32 ambassadors from
various departments of Volkswagen Pune Plant have been appointed.
Such ambassadors from Plant Engineering and Paint Shop initiated
the project of Heat Recovery in the Paint Shop. Mr. Andreas
Lauenroth further added, Sustainability and cleaner manufacturing
processes have become a part of our lifestyle at Volkswagen Pune
Plant. The continuous efforts undertaken by our Think Blue.
Factory. ambassadors are paying off in the right way.
(**Ref statistics: Government Of India Executive Summary Power
Sector January-15 by Ministry of Power, Central Electricity
Authority, New Delhi and considering on an average 4
people/household)
About Think BlueThink Blue is more than just a concept or
strategy. It is a holistic approach adopted by Volkswagen that
embodies the goal of creating environmentally friendly products and
solutions, encouraging more eco-conscious behaviour and
contributing to a sustainable future. Its about being more
responsible on the road and more environmentally conscious - not
just in our cars, but everywhere, every day.
About Think Blue. Factory.Think Blue. Factory. is an addition to
the Volkswagen Think Blue. portfolio including key measures in the
area of vehicle production. The program, which is concerned with
efficiency improvements in production and the expansion of
environmentally aware energy supplies, addresses all employees at
the plants.
About Volkswagen Group India: With its headquarters in Pune,
Maharashtra, the Volkswagen Group is represented by five passenger
car brands in India: Audi, Lamborghini, Porsche, KODA, and
Volkswagen. The Volkswagen Group has been present in India for the
last 14 years and began its India journey with the entry of the
KODA brand in 2001. The Audi brand and Volkswagen brand entered
India in 2007, while Porsche brand and Lamborghini brand followed
in 2012. Each brand has its own character and operates as an
independent entity in the market. Volkswagen Group India has over
25 models in India and over 240 dealerships and is operating
through two plants Pune and Aurangabad. The Pune Plant has a
manufacturing capacity of 130,000 cars per year (in current
two-shift system) and is currently manufacturing Volkswagen Polo
and Vento and KODA Rapid. The Aurangabad Plant caters to various
premium and luxury models of Audi, KODA and Volkswagen sold in
India and has an annual capacity of approximately 89,000.
Volkswagen Group India is a part of Volkswagen AG, which is
globally represented by 12 brands - Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Ducati,
Lamborghini, Porsche, Scania, SEAT, KODA, Volkswagen Commercial
Vehicles (Volkswagen Nutzfahrzeuge), MAN and Volkswagen Passenger
Cars.
Volkswagen Group India CommunicationsContact: Hermann Prax /
Adhish AlawaniPhone: +91-8554997356 / +91-7875557435E-mail:
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