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SHV ENERGY
2014 SUSTAINABILITY REVIEW
02 I SHV ENERGY 2014 SUSTAINABILITY REVIEW
SHV ENERGY 2014 SUSTAINABILITY REVIEW I 03
OUR COMPANY
OUR ENERGY
As part of SHV Holdings N.V., SHV Energy belongs to a family owned Dutch
organisation that has supplied energy to businesses and consumers for over 100
years. Well-known brand names include Primagaz, Calor Gas, Liquigas, Gaspol and
Ipragaz. SHV Energy operates in more than 20 countries. Globally, SHV Energy
employs 15,000 people, has a turnover of over €6 billion and provides decentralised
energy sources LPG, LNG and biomass to tens of millions of customers.
SHV Energy is the largest dedicated global LPG distributor. As a lower carbon, low
polluting fossil fuel, LPG can make a substantial contribution towards improved
indoor and outdoor air quality and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. LPG is
widely available and is becoming more so due to the increase in natural gas fields
around the world. LPG can be used for hundreds of commercial and domestic
applications. SHV Energy is proud to lead the way in developing existing and new
markets for LPG around the world through effective innovation, education and
promotion strategies.
We believe that lower-carbon gaseous fuels like LPG and LNG still have a
considerable role to play, both now and in the foreseeable future. People and
businesses can reduce pollution today by switching from high-polluting, carbonintensive fuels such as oil to these forms of energy. They are clean, available now
and do not need major financial support of governments .
Sustainability is key in our strategy. We believe we can contribute to a cleaner planet,
by working together with our stakeholders thereby building a better performing
business. Better – Cleaner – Together will guide us in reaching our ambition to
become a leading, global and sustainable brand for the off grid energy market.
Over 30 million customers in Latin America, Asia and Europe use our energy for hundreds
of applications, including cooking, heating and powering low-polluting vehicles. SHV
Energy is proud to have market-leading LPG companies on these three continents.
Throughout our history, the demands of customers and society have always
defined our energy approach, rather than any one specific fuel. We are therefore
also active in the area of other decentralised renewable energy sources like
biomass and solar technology.
SHV Energy experts help clients reduce their energy consumption and find unique
energy combinations, going far beyond their remit of simply supplying energy.
Whatever energy solution our customers choose, they can rely on our commitment
to excellence in client service and safety.
Our energy solutions include a range of fuels ranging from LPG to LNG as well as
bio-based fuels and solar power.
LPG in Numbers
LPG
LPG’s volume is
Power of gas, convenience of liquid.
LPG is a natural by-product from the extraction of natural gas and oil, and from
refining crude oil. At room temperature, LPG is gaseous, but it becomes liquid when
cooled or pressurised. In liquid form, the gas can be easily transported and stored
on-site in tanks of varies sizes, including small cylinders.
LPG is particularly suitable fuel for rural areas that are not connected to the mains
gas grid. In these areas it may provide people and businesses with a low-carbon
and economic alternative to coal, heating oil, diesel or electricity from the grid.
times SMALLER when in a liquid state.
An LPG
stove can be
Similar to natural gas from the mains gas grid, LPG is a flexible source of energy
and has a wide variety of uses including space and water heating, cooking and
power. It is also increasingly applied in transport. In combination with energy
efficient conversion technologies such as condensing boilers and micro-CHP
systems, further carbon and energy savings can be established.
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Why LPG?
Portable
❱ LPG can be transported and used almost anywhere. This means regions
without a mains gas network, can have access to a clean and convenient fuel
and it can be used in even the most remote areas.
Clean
❱ LPG can bring the same environmental benefits as natural gas: when used for
heating, LPG’s life-cycle CO2 emissions (73g/MJ) are 30% lower than heating
oil (95g) and 115% lower than coal (158g). It also considerably reduces air
pollution, as it produces significantly less Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) and particulate
matters (PM 2.5 and 10) than oil and coal. All of these benefits can be realized
without undertaking the significant investment required to extend the existing
natural gas grid network.
Efficient
❱ LPG is cost-effective, since a high proportion of its energy content is converted
into heat. LPG can be up to five times more efficient than traditional fuels,
resulting in less energy wastage and better use of our planet’s resources.
Convenient
❱ There are more than a thousand applications ranging from cooking to heating,
transport, agricultural uses, industrial applications and even bird scarers.
times more efficient than a charcoal
stove commonly found in urban
households in many parts of the world.
In Brazil, LPG
is the energy
of choice for
of Brazilian homes; 33 million cylinders
are delivered per month, door to door.
LPG is a naturally
occurring by-product of
natural gas extraction
and crude oil refining (40%) –
therefore we either use it or it
is wasted.
LNG
BIO-BASED FUELS
A growing part of our energy portfolio is composed of bio-based fuels. Balcas is a
leading biomass supplier. In addition, we have recently signed a long term agreement
with Neste Oil to develop BioPropane.
Biomass
Biomass is a non-fossil solid fuel, usually natural or processed wood, used in
individual heaters or central heating boilers. Good-quality biomass from sustainable
local sources has a role to play in the future rural energy mix.
Solid biomass is suitable for use in remote areas that are not connected to the
gas grid, where it can be deployed as a lower cost alternative to oil. Biomass is
particularly attractive in rural areas where the biomass is readily available.
One of our companies, Balcas is a leading timber products supplier, and has
pioneered biomass renewable energy in the British Isles. The business has grown
organically, and through acquisition and investment in the latest processing
technologies. Balcas has led the development of the market for wood pellet fuel
in Ireland and Britain.
BioPropane
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is natural gas in a liquid form.
After natural gas is extracted from the ground, the temperature is lowered and the
natural gas is compressed. At the right temperature and compression, the gas
becomes liquid. By turning natural gas into LNG, the volume is reduced 600 times,
making it possible to transport the gas over long distances by ships or trucks. When
LNG reaches its destination, it is returned to a gas in a regasification facility. It can
then be piped to and used by rural homes, businesses that are connected to a local
distribution grid, or used on-site at larger industrial complexes.
LNG has several advantages. Rural towns and regions may be located far away
from gas resources. Transporting gas by pipeline to those areas can be costly and
impractical. Because it is easy to transport, LNG can serve to make gas economical
and accessible to those areas for which the construction of long-distance pipelines
is uneconomical.
LNG is a low carbon fossil fuel compared to oil and coal. However, due to production,
storage and transportation, associated greenhouse gas emissions tend to be
higher than natural gas that is not liquefied and transported via the mains gas grid.
SHV Energy is set to become the first energy company ever to distribute BioPropane
to its customers. SHV Energy plans to sell the BioPropane in several European
markets which will be produced by Neste Oil at its Rotterdam refinery. A recently
signed agreement cover the supply of 160,000 tonnes of BioPropane over a fouryear period is the first of its kind anywhere in the world.
BioPropane is propane created from renewable feedstocks such as plant and
vegetable waste material. In use, it is identical to conventional propane and therefore
has the benefit of being able to be blended and used by all existing appliances.
SHV Energy is always looking at ways to reduce the carbon footprint of our products
and activities. LPG is already a low-carbon fuel, but we believe that the production
and distribution of BioPropane can really help to reduce the environmental impact
even more. In addition, BioPropane is a great opportunity for SHV energy to lead
the LPG business towards a more sustainable future.
SUSTAINABILITY
ENGAGING WITH STAKEHOLDERS
SHV Energy companies have a deep commitment to operating in a sustainable way.
The theme of this approach is Better – Cleaner – Together. We believe we can
contribute to a cleaner planet, by working together with our stakeholders thereby
building a better performing business. Better – Cleaner – Together will guide us in
reaching our ambition to become a leading, global and sustainable brand for the off
grid energy market.
Why sustainability?
Sustainability is all about how we live our lives and run our business. We are a
family owned company. We therefore think long term rather than in quarterly
results. The very notion of sustainable thinking is in line with our company strategy.
Sustainability is not just part of our business, it is our business.
This is what sustainability means to us at SHV Energy:
As an energy company we can really make a difference
Sustainability means strategy & culture – hearts & minds
Sustainability also means growing our business to add value for our people
& our planet
Sustainability is about changing our behaviour and helping others to change
We believe that by focusing our combined strengths, we can:
Continue building an ever better performing business
Contribute to a cleaner planet
Bring our people, our suppliers and our customers as well as other stakeholders
together to achieve these goals
Better – Cleaner – Together will guide us in reaching our ambition to become
a leading, global and sustainable brand for the off grid energy market.
Our principles of sustainability
Involve all employees, enable them to pay their contribution in their everyday
activities in an inspirational & fun way
Enable group wide participation
Measure - improve – communicate at all levels
Reward rather than comply
SHV Energy has the ambition to become a leading, global and sustainable
brand for the off grid energy market. The sustainability ambitions fit into
the innovative spirit of SHV Energy – sustainovation.
SHV Energy believes that innovation and sustainability are strongly linked: sustainovation. Innovation will not
happen when you lock up smart people in a room. We want to Involve all employees and enable them to share and
implement ideas. We are have set up a digital platform that structures the process and facilitates collaboration
and interaction. This “sustainovation hub” is an online tool where our employees can post ideas to address a
specific challenge.
At the end of 2014, a stakeholder research among sustainability and energy experts was conducted for SHV
Energy. The purpose of this research was to collect fresh perspectives from the outside on how SHV Energy
could take strategic steps in further increasing the sustainability of the company and the market in which it
operates. Special point of attention within this research was how SHV Energy can connect with stakeholders to
strengthen its sustainability journey.
Based on this stakeholder research, the conclusion was that SHV Energy is well positioned as a provider of rural
energy and that SHV Energy is n the right track with its Better-Cleaner-Together strategy to become a leading
company in the field of sustainability.
Therefore SHV Energy will engage more on existing sustainability platforms, by partnering with leading
sustainability organisations and start strategic stakeholder dialogues. The main objective is to gather insights
that can be used to constantly evaluate the Sustainability growth strategy of SHV Energy.
OUR FOOTPRINT
Introduction
For the third year in a row, SHV Energy has measured its corporate carbon footprint.
This is believed to be the largest footprint-exercise ever conducted within the LPGdistribution industry. Some 1,500 data for 2014 operations were collected from
more than 20 business units, then compiled, computed and compared to their 201213 benchmarks (restated). SHV Energy defined its scope of operations as those of
LPG-distribution, from terminal-to-delivered-tank. The supply footprint (production
and primary transport) is not included.
The 2014 total carbon footprint of SHV Energy’s LPG-distribution operations is
calculated to be 484 thousand tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2), up from 476 thousand
in 2013 (restated). This equates to a unit footprint of 73 kilogrammes CO2 per tonne
of LPG sold to third parties, up from 71 in 2013. The absolute increase of 8 thousand
tonnes, or 1.7%, is mainly due to an increase in the footprint of primary and secondary
distribution of cylinders – most of which occurred in Brazil.
1.1 Carbon footprint of LPG distribution
The 2014 total carbon footprint of SHV Energy’s LPG-distribution is 484 thousand
t CO2, which is a unit footprint of 73 kg CO2/t LPG sold to third parties. The following
subsections present this LPG-distribution carbon footprint in five ways: by function,
by business type, by energy type, by distribution scope and scale, and by region.
1.1.1 Carbon footprint, by function
Between eight- and nine-tenths of SHV Energy’s footprint is caused by producttransport emissions. The rest is split mainly between filling plants and overheads,
with a minor fraction to storage (Figure 1).
Figure 1:
LPG-distribution carbon footprint is mainly transport
This report marks the first time that SHV Energy has presented data on water
consumption. In both 2013 and 2014, about 50 litres of water were consumed per
tonne of LPG sold to third parties.
The first subsection of this chapter presents the LPG-distribution footprint in
detail. The second compares 2014 to 2013.
THE LPG SUPPLY CHAIN EXPLAINED
carbon footprint by main function
6%
3%
7%
All transport
Primary Distribution
Secondary Distribution
Overhead
REFINERY
Filling plants
MAJOR
STORAGE
FILLING PLANT
/DEPOT
All storage
CYLINDERS
LARGE WHOLESALE
CUSTOMERS
BULK
84%
SMALL
WHOLESALE
END
CONSUMER
END
CONSUMER
Product-transport emissions are dominated overwhelmingly by road vehicles,
with minor contributions from railcars and barges (Figure 2).
Figure 2:
Looked at more closely (Figure 3, which is a more-disaggregated version of Figure
1), it can be seen the single largest component is cylinder transport, which accounts
for half of the entire footprint. Transport of bulk LPG accounts for one-third of the
footprint. Overheads and filling plants each account for a bit more than 5% of the
total, with storage (in terminals and depots) creating the remaining 3%.
Figure 3:
carbon footprint by transport type
Road transport dominates the distribution footprint
carbon footprint by function (transport / STORAGE)
Cylinder transport and bulk transport predominate
2% 0.2%
6%
2%
1%
7%
Cylinder transport
Bulk transport
Road transport
Overhead
Rail transport
Filling plants
53%
Barge transport
Terminals
Depots
31%
Production transport
98%
Footprints by product type vary, mainly because of the amount of transport
required per quantity of LPG sold. As it turns out (Table 1), the average footprint
per tonne of cylinder LPG is about 2.5 times that of bulk LPG. This in turn is some
9 times greater than the footprint of wholesale LPG.
TABLE 1:
CARBON FOOTPRINT, PER BUSINESS TYPE, KG CO2 PER TONNE LPG
Business type
Footprint
Scope
Cylinder
123
From terminal through delivery to retailer. Does not include
customer transport, from retailer onward.
Bulk
53
From terminal to customer tank.
Wholesale
6
Storage and overheads only, assumes no transport –
i.e. customer picks up loads at the SHV terminal or depot.
In its finest granularity (Figure 4, an even-more-disaggregated version of Figure 1
than Figure 3 is), the relative contributions of primary and secondary transport of
bulk LPG and cylinders can be seen more clearly.
1.1.2 Carbon footprint, by business type
Given the differences in business-type footprints (Table 1), the disproportionate
contributions to the total LPG-distribution footprint (Figure 5) are not surprising.
Bulk and cylinder sales contribute about 80% of sales volume. However, cylinders
contribute nearly three-fourths of the total footprint, while bulk accounts for about
one quarter. Wholesale’s footprint is only 2% of the total.
Cylinder footprints are higher, because their economies of scale are lower.
Figure 4:
CARBON FOOTPRINT BY FUNCTION (COMPLETE DISAGGREGATION)
Cylinder transport more carbon-intensive than bulk transport
1%
1%
CONTRIBUTIONS TO SALES AND FOOTPRINT, 2014
Cylinders contribute disproportionately more footprint than bulk or wholesale
80%
2%
6%
6%
Sales volume
60%
Footprint
Cylinder secondary
transport
40%
Cylinder primary
transport
30%
Bulk primary
transport
14%
Bulk secondary
transport
Overhead
Filling plants
Terminals
Cylinder depots
Bulk depots
16%
70%
50%
32%
22%
Figure 5:
20%
10%
0%
Bulk
Cylinders
Wholesale
1.1.3 Carbon footprint, by energy type
SHV Energy’s carbon footprint is an energy footprint. That is, the footprint consists
purely of emissions caused by energy consumption.
Most of this energy is consumed (Figure 6) in transporting LPG, mainly in heavy-goods
vehicles. Therefore, the primary energy type responsible for the footprint is diesel,
which is also consumed, to a lesser extent, in terminals, depots and filling plants.
1.1.4 Carbon footprint, by distribution scope and scale
Business units with sparser customer distributions and greater integration
(backward to terminals, forward to cylinders) report higher per-tonne-LPG
footprints than those with denser distributions and less integration.
1.1.5 Carbon footprint, by region
By geography (Figure 7), the largest regional footprint comes from South America,
followed by Europe, with Asia in distant third.
After diesel comes gasoline, which powers automobiles and vans for deliveries, sales
and administration. Then comes electricity, which powers storage filling operations
as well as offices. The footprints of LPG, natural gas and heating oil consumption
are very minor. Employee air travel and train travel have been classified as ‘energy
types’, because direct fuel consumption data for these are not available – in any
case, together they account for less than 1% of the corporate footprint.
Figure 6:
Figure 7:
carbon footprint by energy type
Diesel is the predominant energy used
6%
2%
1%
carbon footprint, by region
South America and Europe dominate the distribution carbon footprint
South America’s footprint is roughly equal to that of Asia and Europe combined,
thanks to significantly-greater transport distances and a cylinder-heavy business.
<1%
9%
13%
Diesel
Gasoline
Electricity
LPG
South America
Natural Gas
Train Travel
40%
51%
Europe
Air Travel
Heating oil
77%
Asia
1.2 Comparison of 2014 to 2012-13
OUR CUSTOMERS
In 2014 SHV Energy’s total LPG-distribution footprint was 1.7% greater in 2013,
and 2013’s was 1.9% greater than 2012’s. The three functions contributing to the
increase (Figure 8) are cylinder secondary transport, cylinder primary transport and
bulk secondary transport.
Figure 8:
Sustainability goes beyond our operations. Every day, we help
customers make the switch from polluting solid or liquid fuels to
cleaner energy solutions. Here are some of their stories.
carbon footprint by function
Comparison of 2013 and 2012 footprints (restated), LPG distribution
Carbon dioxide equivalent [kilotonnes]
160
140
2012
120
2013
100
2014
Baird McNutt:
OIL TO LPG CONVERSION
80
IRELAND:
60
Calor
40
20
0
Terminals
Bulk
primary
transport
Bulk depots
Bulk
secondary
transport
Filling
plants
Cylinder
primary
transport
Cylinder
depots
Cylinder
secondary
transport
Overhead
Ocean-ship
transport
As already noted, the unit footprint (i.e. kg CO2 per t of LPG sold) of cylinders is 2.5
times higher than that of bulk (Table 1). This means that absolute-volume results
can be skewed seriously by shifts in the business mix between bulk, cylinder and
wholesale. And that mix can be influenced only in part by SHV.
TABLE 2:
EQUIVALENT-VOLUME FOOTPRINTS 2012 AND 2013, LPG-DISTRIBUTION (kt CO2)
Business type
2012 (restated)
2013 (restated)
2014
Bulk
124
121
117
Cylinder
334
346
358
9
8
9
467
476
484
Wholesale
Sum
Baird McNutt Irish Linen
is steeped in tradition
and knowledge, gained
over 100 years of
industry experience.
The production process is
The conversion also helped
fairly energy intensive and the
reduce the company’s carbon
company used to rely on coal
footprint by 20% which is
fires boilers and later heavy
important for Baird McNutt
fuel oil. Recently Baird McNutt
and its customers.
converted to LPG to generate
They pride themselves in using
the steam needed in the
Moreover, energy costs have
traditional Irish methods to
production process.
been reduced by 12% which
helps the company remain
produce the highest quality
material and their Irish linen is
The new boiler was up and
competitive on the global
renowned amongst designers
running in three days and
market.
worldwide.
emits virtually no soot which
reduced maintenance time
servicing costs.
CASE STUDY
To eliminate the skew caused by the business-mix shift, we compared the footprints
on an equivalent-volume basis. In other words: what would the footprints have
been, had we used the same volume proportions in both years? On this equivalentvolume basis, for 2012-14: bulk footprint is steadily declining, cylinder footprint is
steadily rising and wholesale footprint is holding almost constant (Table 2).
Daylan Lagoon: MARINEGAS
TURKEY:
Guangzhou: CLEAN PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Ipragaz
CHINA:
SHV China
SHV (China) operates ten LPG service stations in
Guangzhou and supplies more than 8000 taxis
and 2000 busses on a daily basis. The LPG we
supply saves taxi and bus operators money and
contributes to improving air quality. We have also
started to invest in LNG stations in Guangzhou.
The Guangzhou government has recognised our
contribution to making public transport more
sustainable.
Marinegas is a clean alternative
to diesel and petrol.
Using Marinegas eliminates the
risk of water pollution and
reduces emissions.
A tourist hub
The region welcomed
not harmful to the ecosystem,
800.000 tourists in 2010.
all at a reasonable cost.
Most tourists visiting the
area use touristic boats to
The solution, using LPG
go around the canals and
eliminates the risk of spillage,
Dalyan Lagoon is located in
admire the natural beauty.
reduces noise and vibrations
Southwestern part of Turkey.
This activity is an important
and eliminates bad odours
Within the lagoon, there are
source of income for local
produced by diesel engines.
many rivers and lakes which
communities. There are
are tied together by canals and
approximately 750 active
LPG as a solution
are linked to İztuzu beach.
boats out of which 500 are
The Marinegas conversions
officially registered to local
are currently being tested in
Köyceğiz Lake and Dalyan
cooperatives. Most of these
cooperation with partners
canals are protected by both
boats run on diesel which
engine manufacturers,
Turkey and EU. This region
causes a range of issues
local cooperative etc. and
is one of the 7 rare natural
amongst which we can count
university researchers.
beauties of the world. It is rich
noise and water pollution.
The initial tests have been
in biological diversity and has
CASE STUDY
combined with a fuel that is
a sensitive canal and lagoon
Ipragaz worked with the local
very successful and we
ecosystem. Its rich biodiversity
transportation cooperative
believe Marinegas can play
includes mullets, sea bass,
to develop a solution that
an important role in
turtles and blue crabs.
would provide operators with
preserving the biodiversity
the power performance and
and natural beauty of the
low noise levels they need,
Dalyan Lagoon.
Benefits of LPG
Environment benefits:
Economic benefits:
Our supply of LPG in Guangzhou City, has led
Taxis that use LPG instead of gasoline can
to a substantial decrease in diesel and petrol
save 2000 to 4000 RMB per car each month.
consumption. This equates to an annual decrease
Furthermore, buses have decreased their fuel
of 22.000 tonnes of CO2 and 417 tonnes of
consumption by almost 20%.
particulate matter.
Noble Foods:
Residencia Fátima:
DUAL FUEL FOR TRANSPORT
United Kingdom:
REDUCING THE CARBON FOOTPRINT
Calor
SPAIN:
Primagas Energía
“
Dual fuel systems have given us the
best of both worlds, lower fuel bills and
lower CO2 outputs and maybe further
capital savings in the future.
„
Michael Tucker
Noble Foods’ main site near Newark-on-Trent is
the largest free range egg packaging facility in the
world. Built in 1974 it now operates seven days
To date LPG represents approximately 30% of the
total fuel consumption. That 30% translates into
a week, 365 days a year grading three million eggs
a 14% overall saving on fuel bills plus a 6%
every day. Across the whole of Noble Foods group,
reduction in CO2.
72 million eggs are graded, packed and delivered
each week to all the UK’s major supermarket
chains.
The Challenge
To facilitate this enormous logistics exercise Noble
Positive Conclusions
The move to dual fuel systems has clearly paid off
for Noble Foods. “…and this initiative can be copied
We at Primagas Energía believe
this to be one of our most
interesting, but at the same
time challenging, conversions
from oil to liquefied
petroleum gas (LPG) of 2014.
fairly easily,” says Michael, “It’s cost- effective, and
Is ‘Residencia Fátima’,
involves little capital. It also delivers improved
Foods operates more than 200 vehicles from
a retirement home located
carbon emissions, but the big reason to make
seven sites across the UK – all working around the
on the outskirts of Madrid in
the move is the financial saving, the size of which
clock. The combined fleet travels over 11 million
a town called Galapagar, and
has surprised even me.” “Our success was due
kilometres per year, consuming three million litres
the largest of three family-
to having the right trucks, the right monitoring,
of fuel. The challenge was to improve efficiency
owned residences. Together,
and the right drivers. We began double-shifting
and reduce cost.
the three retirement homes
the trucks, six days a week, and the proportion of
have the capacity to look after
cheaper LPG usage rocketed!”
The Drive for Efficiency
CASE STUDY
Fuel And CO 2 Savings
the kitchen, with an LPG
Fátima. After successfully
solution.
completing the first project at
Fuenteverde, which entailed
Fátima and Fuenteverde will
replacing an oil-powered
now consume 28 tonnes of
boiler with an LPG-powered
LPG instead of the massive
one, they began to think about
amounts of oil they used to
how they could acquire a
need. This translates into
cleaner and cheaper source of
an approximate reduction of
energy for Fátima too.
17 tonnes of carbon dioxide
and cost savings amounting
A deliberate choice
to €7,000 a year. It will also
What came as a surprise was
provide them with greater
the fact that the owner of
comfort and a better service.
Fátima did not want natural
This is one clear example
150 people.
gas, despite it being the
of how we can achieve our
easiest to install. She wanted
objective of making cleaner
LPG because of its greater
and cheaper energy available
calorific value, which would
to everyone.
Since 2011 Noble’s 50 articulated trucks have
“I’m surprised more people aren’t doing it. Perhaps
been pioneering dual fuel technology which
Fátima and Fuenteverde
it’s because it’s fairly new and requires project
automatically adjusts the blend of LPG and diesel
combined were using 50,000
planning. The payback is under 12 months and in
used according to the vehicle’s load and road
litres of oil every year. Initially,
fact we had one truck pay for itself within eight
topography with the aim of delivering optimum fuel
the project involved changing
months.”
the energy source (from oil
efficiency.
saw a great opportunity at
to LPG) at Fuenteverde, but
our sales representative
allow the stove in the kitchen
to function better for cooking.
They agreed to replace the
entire oil boiler room, along
with the gas cylinders from
M/S Gem Wire:
CONVERSION FROM AN ELECTRIC
SOURCE TO LPG
INDIA:
Supergas
In 2014, SHV and its furnace
manufacturer partner,
M/S Knackwell Engineers,
converted the wireannealing furnace of M/S
Gem Wire Industries from
electricity to liquefied
petroleum gas (LPG).
Background
M/S Gem Wire Industries is
in the business of copper and
aluminium wire manufacture
for use in motor windings,
but was having recurrent
problems of coil maintenance
in the electric furnace. Indeed,
the breakdown rate was as
high as once a fortnight.
The company was aware of
natural gas, but not able to
get a foot in the door due
to the high security deposit
required. This was the perfect
opportunity for us to educate
the customer on the benefits
of LPG. We had the support of
their furnace supplier to make
a pitch for conversion to LPG.
CASE STUDY
Social housing: MICRO CHP
FRANCE:
Conversion
Primagaz
and fuel plan validation,
We, along with the partner,
in association with M/S
M/S Knackwell Engineers,
Knackwell Engineers.
convinced the prospect
of the benefits of LPG,
The customer is now reaping
including lower maintenance
the rewards of conversion,
requirements and cost
with no more breakdowns,
savings. The customer
leading to higher production
agreed and our partner
rates and overall savings in
converted the electric furnace
energy costs of more than
to LPG by redesigning it
30%. We were led by our
and making the necessary
firm belief in seizing the
modifications, taking into
opportunity and creating
account elements like
a niche for ourselves, in line
recirculation of air and burner
with our vision statement
position. The SHV team
looking to provide efficient
helped the customer with
energy solutions through LPG
various aspects of design
in a sustainable way.
Primagaz recently equipped homes
in a social housing project with a
solution that will substantially
reduce energy and power
consumption. The homes, located in
Bretagne, will benefit from state
of the art Micro CHP technology.
Micro Combined Heat and
Power (micro CHP) systems
simultaneously produce useful
heat and power from a single
compact unit fitted inside
the building they supply.They
have several environmental
and economic advantages.
On the one hand, fuel is used
more efficiently compared
to installations that produce
either heat or electricity as
the waste heat from the
generation of electricity is
used on site. This reduces fuel
expenditures. On the other
hand, as electricity is produced
The electricity generated from
right where it is consumed,
the unit is used to power the
the energy losses from
common areas and lift and
transmission and distribution
excess electricity is sold to
of power are reduced. This
the power grid generating
results in an increase of the
additional savings for the
overall efficiency of energy
tenants.
supply and a substantial
reduction of CO2 emissions.
The benefits
Effectively, a micro CHP unit
The electricity produced is
replaces a (conventional)
40% cheaper than power and
heating boiler, providing heat
generated a CO2 reduction
and hot water as usual, but
of 47% to 83% as well as
additionally also providing
reducing the energy needed
some of a building’s electricity
for water heating.
needs.
The solution
This project is the first energy
efficient social housing
For this particular housing
project in France that
project, a Cogengreen Micro
combines Micro CHP with
CHP unit with a 21Kw engine
smart metering and is sure
producing 7.5 Kw of electricity
to be an example for future
was installed. The installation
developments.
was also equipped with a
smart metering system.
FUTURE REPORTING
We are committed to report on our carbon footprint and water usage on
an annual basis.
This year we will start measuring the CO2 savings we make with our
customers. Our customers often live or work in rural areas beyond the natural
gas grid. These rural areas are faced with a series of energy challenges such
as a higher usage of polluting fuels which causes a higher carbon footprint
and a decrease of air quality. We help our bulk customer to switch from those
polluting fuels such as oil and coal to LPG or LNG. To enable the measurement
of the CO2 savings within customers a workbook has been developed. Next
year we will report on these savings in our 2015 Sustainability Review.
Gas Supply & Risk Management
SHV Energy N.V
Taurusavenue 19 - 2132 LS Hoofddorp - The Netherlands
T +31 (0) 23 5555 700 - F +31 (0) 23 5555 701 - E [email protected]
www.shvenergy.com

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