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Lower emissions in production
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Looking ahead:
Our 2020
commitment:
Our 2020
result:
Lower emissions in production
CO2 emissions in production
5.1
Reducing emissions through
energy efficiency
Transitioning to renewable energy
Heineken N.V.
Annual Report 2020
Introduction
Report of the
Executive Board
Report of the
Supervisory Board
Financial
Statements
Sustainability
Review
Other
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Reduce CO2
emissions from
production by
40%, vs 2008, to
6.4 kg CO2/hl
Achieved
Our contribution
to the SDGs:
7.2
Share of
renewable energy
7.3
Double the
improvement of
energy efficiency
We achieved our target in 2016 and have
continued to reduce emissions in production.
In 2020, CO2 emissions per hectolitre from our
breweries decreased 51% compared with 2008
(2019: 49%).
While production volumes were 71%
higher, absolute emissions were 16% less
than in 2008. This shows business growth
and lower emissions can go hand-in-hand.
(kg CO2-e/hl beer, cider, soft drinks and water)
2020 target
2020
2019
5.3
2018
5.5
2017
6.1
2016
6.5
2008 baseline
10.4
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The specific electricity consumption was
7,9kWh/hl and thermal energy consumption
was 56,0MJ/hl. HEINEKEN's overall beverage
production sites had a combined energy
consumption of 84.5MJ/hl.
In spite of disruptions to production due
to COVID-19, our energy efficiency has
continued to increase. This was mainly
achieved through improved processes of
our methodologies and global Energy Good
Practices Management Initiative.
The Monterrey brewery in Mexico achieved
a 25% reduction in electricity and a 46%
reduction in thermal energy consumption,
avoiding more than 1,000 tonnes of CO2.
In Poland, we optimised a pasteuriser to avoid
unnecessary hot and cold energy consumption.
This resulted in a 15% reduction of thermal
energy consumption.
We aim to use 70% renewable energy by 2030
in production, including renewable electricity
(solar, wind, hydro) and renewable thermal
energy (biogas, waste heat pumps, biomass).
22% of our energy came from renewable
sources, including 32% of electrical and 18% of
thermal energy (2019: 19%, 33%, 13%).
Going solar in Spain
In Spain, we have announced a partnership
with Iberdrola to source 100% solar power.
A new solar farm in Andalusia became
operational in October and will provide
100% renewable electricity to all four
breweries as well as its offices.
In all parts of the world, solar and wind are
becoming increasingly competitive, enabling
us to secure significant renewable electricity
projects. As a result, there was rapid progress in
our transition to renewable electricity in 2020.
We partnered with Philips, Signify and
Nouryon to develop a wind farm in Finland.
It will allow 13 of our European markets to
source green energy through a virtual power
purchase agreement.
In comparison to renewable electricity, the
renewable thermal industry is relatively
young and lacks the same global scale as
renewable electricity.
We are developing projects to decarbonise our
thermal energy beyond biomass and biogas by
reducing demand, recovering waste heat and
generating steam from solar energy.
- In Brazil, boilers commissioned at two
breweries will use sustainable biomass,
meaning three breweries will exceed
renewable energy targets.
- Two UK breweries have started using
heat and power from biogas recovered
from waste water treatment facilities to
power production.
- In Spain, heat is being sourced from a
biomass boiler and using sustainable olive
residue as a renewable fuel.
Learn more about this topic on our website
Progressing towards 100%
renewable energy in Indonesia
Multi Bintang aims to use 100%
renewable energy in production by 2025.
By the end of 2020, it had achieved 38%
renewable energy with a biomass plant,
commissioned at Sampangagung Brewery
in 2018, which uses certified sustainable
biomass (rice husk) as a fuel. A second
biomass plant will start up at Tangerang
brewery in 2021, putting Multi Bintang on
track to reach its climate goals.
Our industry must come together to
facilitate the transition to renewable energy
and achieve the full scale and impact that
is required.
We continue to engage in partnerships
and initiatives such as RE-Source, the
European platform for corporate renewable
electricity sourcing.
