Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
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As a responisble company, we are committed to reducing our greenhouse gas emissions.
We monitor energy flows digitally and integrate renewable energies into the supply of our sites.
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a key priority for companies whose sites, buildings and processes require energy. It is not simply a matter of assessing energy consumption. It is also crucial to ensure transparency around energy flows, identify potential savings and further develop the energy supply.
We therefore analyse energy consumption and energy flows at our sites and draw on digital solutions to visualise operating data, helping us better understand the correlations between them. At the same time, we examine, on a site-by-site basis, where additional renewable energy sources can be utilised.
Through this approach, we combine data transparency, energy efficiency and the expansion of our energy supply with our business operations.
Understanding and managing energy flows effectively
Data provides transparency for our sites
Energy is required at our sites for a wide range of processes, from production to heating, cooling and other applications. The more complex the systems, the more important it is to take a close look at their energy flows.
Digital technologies make it possible to continuously record consumption data and operating conditions and to correlate them. This makes it possible to identify changes and analyse energy consumption in a more differentiated way.
The transparency this creates helps us identifying potential savings, targeting measures effectively and monitoring trends in energy consumption over time.
Artificial intelligence for operating processes
A smart way to evaluate operating data
As digitalisation advances, increasing amounts of operating data are generated. Artificial intelligence can help analyse this information and identify patterns that would be difficult to spot through manual assessment alone.
This opens up more possibilities for energy systems: AI-powered analyses can evaluate trends in consumption, highlight anomalies and compare operating modes. This can point to areas for improvement.
It does not mean that the people on the ground hand responsibility over to AI. Instead, it provides additional information that can help analyse energy flows more effectively and further develop operating processes on a data-driven basis.
Integrating renewable energies into our sites’ energy supply
Developing our energy supply further, step by step
As well as using energy responsibly, it is also important to consider how energy is generated and supplied at our sites. That is why we are examining ways of integrating renewable energy sources into our energy supply and linking different technologies.
Photovoltaics, energy storage, hydrogen technology, and innovative heating and cooling systems can all form part of an integrated energy system. Digital monitoring provides transparency regarding the different energy flows and helps us understand how they interact.
Case study: Wilopark, Dortmund, Germany
Wilopark, the Wilo Group’s headquarters in Dortmund, brings together technologies for the generation, storage and use of energy.
Part of the solar power generated is used in the H2POWERPLANT to produce and store hydrogen. The H2POWERPLANT uses electricity generated by solar power for electrolysis. When it is needed, a fuel cell can then be used to convert the hydrogen back into electrical energy. The waste heat is either used in the interconnected system for heating, stored or converted into cooling on site. Depending on the operating conditions, the waste heat can also be used for heating or cooling applications within the interconnected system.
Wilopark shows how different energy technologies can interact within an integrated energy system.
Our approach to understanding and improving our energy supply
A holistic approach to digitalisation and renewable energy supply for our sites
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is not a one-off project but an ongoing responsibility. It concerns the way in which energy is generated, distributed and used, as well as the technical systems and processes at our sites.
With digital transparency, technologies that help us monitor and manage energy flows according to demand, and the integration of renewable energy sources, we are creating opportunities to develop our own energy flows further.
