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Audi's Brussels Plant Receives CO2-Neutral Site Certification

Audi Brussels has been awarded a "CO2-neutral site" certificate by the Belgian testing company Vinçotte. The site covers all production processes and all other emissions generated at the plant either by renewable energies (approximately 95 percent) or compensates for them with environmental projects (approximately 5 percent). Audi Brussels thus operates the world's first certified CO2-neutral high-volume production plant in the premium segment.
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Aerial View Audi Site Brussels, Belgium (Copyright: AUDI AG)

“We are working hard to make all our factories in the Group even more sustainable. We intend to gradually supply our plants with green electricity. And last year, we were the first company in Germany to make all domestic rail transport climate-neutral,”  stated Peter Kössler, Member of the Board of Management for Production and Logistics at AUDI AG

The Belgian site changed over to green electricity in 2012. On a total area of 37,000 square meters, the roofs of the plant buildings have the largest photovoltaic system in the region. According to the company, this saves around 17,000 tons of CO2 per year, equivalent to the consumption of around 1,500 people.

“As the first plant in the Audi Group purely for electric cars, sustainable and environmentally friendly production is particularly important to us,” said Patrick Danau, Managing Director of Audi Brussels. “We see this as an obligation to society that pays off for all sides.”

The site gets its heat using renewable energies. The plant covers this heat requirement with certificates for biogas. Audi Brussels prevents CO2 emissions of up to 40,000 tons each year through renewable energies.

According to the company, Audi Brussels offsets further emissions that cannot currently be avoided through renewable energy sources by means of carbon credit projects. These include, for example, emissions caused by company cars.

“In 2014, we were the first premium manufacturer to measure our CO2 footprint and have it certified. Since then, we have been working steadily to reduce it further,” stated Rüdiger Recknagel, Head of Environmental Protection at AUDI AG. “We are also installing new technologies at all our plants to reduce water consumption, prevent air pollution and improve recycling.” 

 

 

 

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