Looking closely, acting decisively
How Tchibo cuts its energy needs.
Tchibo roasts its coffee, heats and lights its shops and administration buildings and also needs to use electricity and heat in its warehouses. In short, we would not be able to run our business without energy. However, we are taking numerous measures to put a cap on our energy consumption.
In 2010, we used a combined total of 64,771 MWh of electricity in our administration buildings, shops and warehouses in Germany as well as in our roasting plants. We visit each and every one of our locations within the scope of energy audits to regularly analyse where, if, and (if yes) how we can decrease our need for power and heat. The knowledge we gain through these audits is then incoporated into concrete energy-saving measures.
From LEDs to modern heating units – We save energy in every possible way
We have cut our energy needs through the following measures implemented in 2010:
- In 2010, we equipped our roasting plant in Hamburg, Germany, with an energy-saving and environmentally friendly low temperature catalytic convertor.
- At our administrative centre in Hamburg, Germany, we replaced all 70 W fluorescent lamps with 35 W lamps, cutting our energy consumption for lighting by half.
- We overhauled the heating system in our warehouse in Gallin, Germany, significantly boosting energy efficiency.
- To reduce our energy needs in our shops, we built in new lighting controls wherever this was possible. On top of this, power-saving LEDs now light the display windows in many of our shops.
In upcoming years, we would like to continue to stay on track to maintain or increase our level of productivity as we decrease our energy use. Of course, we will also depend on electricity use in the future. To help protect the environment, we have been completely covering our energy requirements in our administrative buildings, warehouse locations and roasting plants with green electricity since 2008. In 2009 we switched all of our shops over to green energy.
Transparent consumption, concrete savings potential: EMS
In addition to these measures, in 2010 we began to prepare our locations for the introduction of energy management systems (EMS). The systems will help us to make our energy consumption transparent so we can pinpoint prospective ways to save energy. To clear the way for the introduction of EMS , we have already developed concepts for metering points for our central headquarters in Hamburg City Nord, in our Hamburg roasting plant and in our Gallin warehouse. After we have successfully launched this project, we plan to equip further locations with energy management systems.
Electricity purchased by Tchibo (2008-2010)
CO2 emissions resulting from power consumption (2008-2010)
Electricity obtained from renewable energy sources (2008-2010)
Energy consumption in Tchibo’s central headquarters by energy source (2008-2010)
Energy consumption in warehouses (2008-2010)
Energy consumption in roasting plants (2008-2010)
