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Volkswagen India Implements 'Think Blue. Factory'
Volkswagen India has successfully managed to implement the idea's of the company's global 'Think Blue. Factory' environment initiatives in its Pune plant. Through the use of several ‘green' ideas VW's Chakan plant has managed to bring down CO2 emissions by 6.4 per cent and energy consumption by 5.5 per cent.
VW's ‘Think Blu. Factory' programme was started in 2011 globally. The environmental sustainability programme is aimed at reducing impact of its manufacturing plants on the environment by 25 percent by the year 2018. This means reduced energy consumption, water consumption, CO2 emissions and waste generation. The programme also looks to improve self dependency in terms of resources.
"The strategic goal for theVolkswagen Group is the economic and environmental leadership in the global automotive industry by 2018. The 'Think Blue. Factory.' initiatives are a key to achieving the goals.With the 'Think Blue. Factory.' initiatives we aim to reduce the impact on the environment by 25% by 2018," said Mahesh Kodumudi, President & MD, Volkswagen India Private Limited.
Among the leading achievements of VW India at its Chakan plant is the reduction of specific energy consumption, which now stands at 1.016 MWh/car, which is amongst the best figures in VW plants globally. The factory uses simple initiatives such as replacing high power consumption lights with more efficient ones, efficient usage of equipments and machinery and use of natural lighting wherever possible.
Coming up next as part of ‘Think Blue. Factory' is a biogas plant. The biogas plant in the manufacturing plant will consume an estimated 100 tonnes of waste and the generated biogas will be used for cooking purposes in the plant's central kitchen.
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