Energy continued
Details about our results for thermal energy,
electricity and ozone-layer depleting substances
are highlighted in the paragraphs that follow.
Thermal energy
Our specific fuel consumption has decreased
from 114 MJ per hectolitre in 2004 to 103 MJ per
hectolitre in 2006. This total is just above our target
of 100 MJ per hectolitre for 2006. However, we
achieved 79 percent of our targeted improvement.
Reduction of specific fuel consumption is mainly
caused by replacement of equipment or
improvement in the utilisation of our breweries. As
examples of the first, a new brewhouse in Nizhny
Novgorod, Russia, reduced energy consumption
and in Bujumbura, Burundi, a new bottling line was
installed. A total of 25 sites achieved an explicit
improvement in efficiency (sites that reported an
increase in production of more than 20 percent).
The amount of direct C02 emissions related to the
use of fossil fuels decreased from 7.65 kg C02 per
hectolitre in 2004 to 6.72 kg C02 per hectolitre in
2006. This decrease is mainly the result of the
reduction in fuel consumption. In addition, a small
change in the energy sources used for heat
production also contributed to the reduction.
Specific thermal consumption: breweries and soft drink plants
MJ/hl beer and soft drink
2009 I
2008 I
2007 I
2006 I
2005 I
2004 I
89.3
I 92.9
100
108
I 114
Target
Actual
Main energy sources used for heat generation
of brewery and soft drink plants)
Coal
Diesel
Fuel oil
Kerosene
Natural gas
Electrical boilers
Heat import
3%
13%
21%
1%
52%
4%
6%
Total
100%
1 O Heineken n.v.
XVJ Sustainability Report 2006
