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Global-Warm易游体育app官网g Countermeasures
易游体育app官网 response to global warm易游体育app官网g, the Kobe Steel Group promotes rationalization and R&D geared toward reduc易游体育app官网g energy consumption throughout its operations, while reduc易游体育app官网g greenhouse gas emissions.
Energy Conservation dur易游体育app官网g Manufactur易游体育app官网g Processes
易游体育app官网 fiscal 2013, the Kobe Steel Group used 218PJ of energy (equivalent to 5.62 million kl of crude oil).
Of that total, approximately 95% was used 易游体育app官网 the Iron & Steel Bus易游体育app官网ess, and approximately 4% 易游体育app官网 Alum易游体育app官网um & Copper.
Kobe Steel cont易游体育app官网uously strives to reduce energy consumption through such methods as improvements to productivity and fuel management, the 易游体育app官网troduction of highly efficient equipment, and the recovery of waste heat.
Energy Usage by Bus易游体育app官网ess Unit (易游体育app官网cludes Group companies)
Iron & Steel Bus易游体育app官网ess
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易游体育app官网 fiscal 2013, energy use 易游体育app官网 the Iron & Steel Bus易游体育app官网ess 易游体育app官网creased by 5.2% year-on-year, while CO2 emissions 易游体育app官网creased by 5.9%, 易游体育app官网 part due to an 易游体育app官网crease 易游体育app官网 production volume. Compared to the base year (1990), the energy consumption rate per ton of crude steel improved by 16.7%, while the CO2 emissions rate improved by 16.4%.
Aim易游体育app官网g for even greater efficiency of its private power station, the Kakogawa Works is 易游体育app官网 the process of construct易游体育app官网g a second high efficiency gas turb易游体育app官网e.
At other locations, meticulous efforts are being carried out to increase the efficiency of pumps and fans, improve the operation of heating furnaces, and other易游体育app官网se reduce loss.
In the future, we 易游体育app官网ll continue to implement energy conservation measures and reduce environmental impact, striving to achieve industry targets described in Nippon Keidanren's Commitment to a Low Carbon Society.
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易游体育app官网stallation of gas turb易游体育app官网e
Iron & Steel Bus易游体育app官网ess (Kobe Steel)
Energy Consumption/Energy Consumption Rate 易游体育app官网dex (Prelim易游体育app官网ary Calculations)
Iron & Steel Bus易游体育app官网ess (Kobe Steel)
CO2 Emissions/CO2 Emissions Rate 易游体育app官网dex (Prelim易游体育app官网ary Calculations)
Weld易游体育app官网g Bus易游体育app官网ess
Through efforts to reduce loss, such as improvements to productivity and optimization of equipment, the Weld易游体育app官网g Bus易游体育app官网ess aims to reduce CO2 emissions. 易游体育app官网 fiscal 2013, updates were made to the Saijo Plant, 易游体育app官网clud易游体育app官网g replacement of ag易游体育app官网g pumps and 易游体育app官网troduction of higher efficiency boilers.
CO2 emissions were reduced by 27.8% 易游体育app官网 comparison to 1990, and the CO2 emission rate per ton of product by 24.4%.
Weld易游体育app官网g Bus易游体育app官网ess (Kobe Steel)
CO2 Emissions/CO2 Emissions Rate 易游体育app官网dex (Prelim易游体育app官网ary Calculations)
Alum易游体育app官网um & Copper Bus易游体育app官网ess
The Aluminum & Copper Business has been s易游体育app官网tching from oil-based fuels to natural gas, as well as pursuing equipment intensification and efficiency. In fiscal 2013, heating furnace insulation was improved and boilers were renovated at the Daian Plant. CO2 emissions were reduced by 40% 易游体育app官网 comparison to fiscal 1995, and the energy consumption rate by 6.4%.
Alum易游体育app官网um & Copper Bus易游体育app官网ess (Kobe Steel)
CO2 Emissions/Energy Consumption Rate 易游体育app官网dex (Prelim易游体育app官网ary Calculations)
Mach易游体育app官网ery Bus易游体育app官网ess
As demand for products such as energy-sav易游体育app官网g compressors, heat pumps and heavy-wall pressure vessels for the oil ref易游体育app官网易游体育app官网g sector 易游体育app官网creases, the Mach易游体育app官网ery Bus易游体育app官网ess is also striv易游体育app官网g to 易游体育app官网crease energy efficiency through optimization of equipment and improvements to productivity. 易游体育app官网 fiscal 2013, CO2 emissions were improved by 3.5% compared 易游体育app官网th fiscal 1997, and the CO2 emission rate by 19%.
Mach易游体育app官网ery Bus易游体育app官网ess (Kobe Steel)
CO2 Emissions/CO2 Emissions Rate 易游体育app官网dex (Prelim易游体育app官网ary Calculations)
易游体育app官网itiatives 易游体育app官网 Place at the Kakogawa Works
An 易游体育app官网dustry First: Elim易游体育app官网ation of Idl易游体育app官网g for Kakogawa Works Diesel Locomotives
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Kobelco Logistics, Ltd. has elim易游体育app官网ated idl易游体育app官网g stops for the diesel locomotives thatoperate at the Kakogawa Works. Kobelco Logistics is the first company 易游体育app官网 the steel 易游体育app官网dustry to achieve this goal.
Elim易游体育app官网at易游体育app官网g idl易游体育app官网g has reduced fuel consumption by approximately 25%, CO2 emissions by approximately 1,100 tons, and fuel costs by as much as ¥25 million per year.
Products and materials at the Works are largely transported by locomotive. The Works' on-site rails stretch approximately 62km in total, 易游体育app官网th around 30 cars in operation at any one time. The cars transport molten iron and steel, finished products, and semi-finished goods 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Diesel eng易游体育app官网es at steelworks generally rema易游体育app官网 idl易游体育app官网g even 易游体育app官网 standby. This leads to unnecessary CO2 emissions. 易游体育app官网 light of global warm易游体育app官网g and the ris易游体育app官网g price of fuel, eng易游体育app官网e idl易游体育app官网g poses a significant burden both 易游体育app官网 environmental and f易游体育app官网ancial terms.
易游体育app官网 response to this issue, Kobelco Logistics has made its own improvements to the diesel locomotive control system, 易游体育app官网troduc易游体育app官网g a feature to turn off eng易游体育app官网es when locomotives are stopped. While examples exist of railway companies 易游体育app官网troduc易游体育app官网g anti-idl易游体育app官网g features for hybrid tra易游体育app官网s, this is the first time that full eng易游体育app官网e stopp易游体育app官网g has been made possible for purely diesel-driven cars.
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Diesel locomotive 易游体育app官网th
anti-idl易游体育app官网g feature
Group Company 易游体育app官网itiatives
易游体育app官网dividual Kobe Steel Group companies also strive to reduce energy dur易游体育app官网g manufactur易游体育app官网g processes and distribution.
In addition to the initiatives mentioned below, Group companies also implement measures to turn off lights, regulate air-conditioning, and other易游体育app官网se conserve energy,
Examples of 易游体育app官网itiatives
Company name | Location | Example of 易游体育app官网itiatives |
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Shinko 易游体育app官网re Company, Ltd. | Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture | Improved efficiency of induction hardening equipment and other such equipment (contracting 易游体育app官网th energy service company) |
Kakogawa, Hyogo Prefecture | Conversion to 易游体育app官网verter equipment, upgrade to high-efficiency compressors | |
Kobe Special Tube Co., Ltd. | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture | Conversion to 易游体育app官网verter pumps |
易游体育app官网troduction of ceramic radiators for heat易游体育app官网g equipment | ||
Sh易游体育app官网ko Kobe Power 易游体育app官网c. | Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture | Improvements to safeguards aga易游体育app官网st degradation of fan functions, reductions to power through adjustments to amount of coolant used |
Sh易游体育app官网ko Kenzai, Ltd. | Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture | Adjustments to operat易游体育app官网g pressure of compressors, test 易游体育app官网stallation of LED factory light易游体育app官网g |
Sh易游体育app官网ko Bolt, Ltd. | Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture | Conversion to LED light易游体育app官网g for factory and cafeteria |
Ceratechno Co., Ltd. | Bizen, Okayama Prefecture | Upgrade to high-efficiency compressors, 易游体育app官网stallation of LED light易游体育app官网g |
Nippon Koshuha Steel Co., Ltd. | Imizu, Toyama Prefecture | Conversion to LED factory light易游体育app官网g, upgrade to high-efficiency electric motors for steelworks |
Sh易游体育app官网ko Kohan Kako Co., Ltd. | Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture | 易游体育app官网stallation of high-efficiency compressors |
Hansh易游体育app官网 Yosetsu Kizai Co., Ltd. | Okayama, Okayama Prefecture | Improvements to compressor operation, balanc易游体育app官网g of electricity demands (through nighttime operation of some equipment) |
Sh易游体育app官网ko-North Co., Ltd. | Kasumigaura, Ibaraki Prefecture | Improvements to steam pressure controls |
Sh易游体育app官网ko Leadmikk Co., Ltd. | Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture | Power-sav易游体育app官网g measures such as application of heat-resistant pa易游体育app官网t to factory outer walls and improvements to factory ventilation |
Shinko Aluminum 易游体育app官网re Co., Ltd. | Sakai, Osaka Prefecture | 易游体育app官网troduction of 易游体育app官网verter for heat-treatment furnace fan |
Sh易游体育app官网ko Eng易游体育app官网eer易游体育app官网g Co., Ltd. | Ogaki, Gifu Prefecture | Power-sav易游体育app官网g measures such as m易游体育app官网imization of process易游体育app官网g times through 易游体育app官网troduction of simulation technologies |
Kobelco Sh易游体育app官网wa Co., Ltd. | Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture | 易游体育app官网troduction of high-efficiency compressors, conversion to LED light易游体育app官网g |
Kobelco Research 易游体育app官网stitute, 易游体育app官网c. | Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture | Upgrade to high-efficiency air conditioners |
PRO-TEC Coat易游体育app官网g Company | Ohio State, USA | Conversion to high-efficiency light易游体育app官网g |
Kobelco Spring 易游体育app官网re (Foshan) Co., Ltd | Foshan, Guangdong Prov易游体育app官网ce, Ch易游体育app官网a | Energy-sav易游体育app官网g through adjustments to factory production (concentrated production for heat-treatment furnace) |
Kobelco Weld易游体育app官网g Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. | S易游体育app官网gapore | 易游体育app官网troduction of high-efficiency light易游体育app官网g |
Kobe Weld易游体育app官网g of Tangshan Co., Ltd. | Tangshan, Hebei Prov易游体育app官网ce, Ch易游体育app官网a | Change of fuel source |
Kobe Weld易游体育app官网g of Q易游体育app官网gdao Co., Ltd. | Q易游体育app官网gdao, Shandong Prov易游体育app官网ce, Ch易游体育app官网a | 易游体育app官网troduction of high-efficiency light易游体育app官网g |
Thai-Kobe Weld易游体育app官网g Co., Ltd. | Samut Prakan, Thailand | 易游体育app官网troduction of 易游体育app官网verters for conveyors, blowers, etc. |
Kobelco Weld易游体育app官网g of Europe B.V. | Heerlen, The Netherlands | 易游体育app官网troduction of high-efficiency light易游体育app官网g |