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Energy
Marel's electricity consumption in 2019 by origin
Note: Percentages do not add up to 100% due to rounding.
Energy consumption and intensity
|
2019
|
2018*
|
|
|---|---|---|
|
Total GWh
|
49.5
|
48.9
|
|
KWh per m2
|
165
|
198
|
|
MWh per employee
|
7.9
|
8.4
|
* Restated due to improved data accuracy.
Total energy consumption by origin
| Origin |
Total energy consumed 2019
|
Total energy consumed 2018
|
|---|---|---|
|
Non-renewables
|
43%
|
44%
|
|
Renewables
|
57%
|
56%
|
Case study
SensorX: Sorting out the challenges and opportunities in plastics
Plastic is the ideal material for our modern world, and for many parts in Marel equipment. It is durable, flexible and cost-effective – but as we all know, there is an environmental catch.
For our Gardabaer plant, the challenge is disposing of the 12 tons of plastic scraps we produce annually. Unfortunately, there is no polyethylene recycling in Iceland, and until now, it was either landfilled or shipped to Sweden for incineration to generate energy. We knew we could do better!
It turns out that SensorX is ideal at identifying different plastics. We ran 12 tons of scraps through a SensorX to sort the plastics and remove any non-polyethylene pieces. Now, we could guarantee our German supplier that we were sending back 100% polyethylene for recycling.
We look forward to receiving and working with our first recycled sheets of polyethylene in the first half of 2020.