CES’ commitment to clean energy and energy efficiency, aligned with Continental’s Sustainability Ambitions, reinforces its dedication to achieving carbon neutrality. Energy production plays a significant part when it comes to emitting greenhouse gases through burning fossil fuels like oil, coal and gas for the generation of electricity and heat. Simultaneously, the improvement of energy efficiency is an important objective to use less energy for the same output.
CES’ Contribution to the Reduction of Emissions
CES is aware of the urgency to reduce emissions through clean energy and increase energy efficiency.
That is why CES is reducing emissions by contributing to the target of carbon neutrality. A reduction of direct as well as indirect emission along the entire value chain is pursued by the implementation of the Green Office Label and Green Plant Label at many CES locations.
An increasing number of CES locations is certified with an internal certification system to reduce emissions in scope 1 to 3 to achieve the target of carbon neutrality. The Green Office Label / Green Plant Label for Offices and Production Sites was established to operationalize sustainability targets of the company and facilitate comparability between the locations.
Recently, the location of Porto achieved the silver status in the certification of the Green Office Label. Moreover, the location of Toulouse achieved bronze status of the Green Plant Label. More locations will follow on the path to a carbon neutral business.
CES’ Contribution to the Advancement of Energy Efficiency
The reduction of emissions is one approach to clean energy and carbon neutrality, along with the improvement of energy efficiency.
With the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the efficient use of energy and the reduction of energy consumption can be managed more effectively. The AI4Energy project is a service provided by the CES GreenTech team to analyze and optimize the energy consumption for products and projects. By creating a digital twin, a virtual model of the system which should be optimized, areas with high potentials of energy reduction are identified and evaluated. A continuous optimization can be ensured by ‘Maintenance and Iteration Loops’.