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A GLOBAL GROUP 2015 BUSINESS MODEL ON THE HUNT TO SAVE ENERGY
on what they saw, heard and even felt (temperature and air flow).
Approximately 40 energy- saving opportunities were identified with
the potential to bring about annual savings of SEK 1.5 M.
“The methodology has given us a new mindset for energy effi-
ciency. Every kWh saved is important,” says Fabio Tokuue, envi-
ronmental leader in the plant in Curitiba.
For Colin Kiefer, the successful result goes beyond cost reduc-
tion: “To me the greatest result was the teamwork I observed in
identifying opportunities. I believe the teams realized that the col-
lective whole was greater than the sum of its parts, and this allowed
us to exceed our goals and expectations for the treasure hunt.”
Great teamwork at Volvo CE in Eskilstuna
18 employees split into three groups conducted a similar hunt at
the Volvo CE plant in Eskilstuna, Sweden. The teams spent a full
day searching for ways to reduce idle energy consumption. Each
team identified a number of improvement areas. For example,
switching off processing machines on weekends will save around
SEK 250,000 annually. All potential savings were incorporated into
an action plan and findings were shared with other employees. All
together the hunt generated savings of more than SEK 1M a year.
“This hunt brought together employees from various functions
and departments to help eliminate wasted energy, reduce costs
and encourage environmental awareness,” says project leader
Boris Radojcic, Maintenance Machinery at Volvo CE in Eskilstuna.
Awarded work at Hagerstown Powertrain Production
In order to achieve improvements in energy efficiency, the Power-
train Production team in Hagerstown, USA, has completed a
number of energy reduction activities, such as reducing diesel
usage from three gallons to one-third of a gallon per produced
engine, installation of de-stratification fans for improved climate
control and identifying and eliminating compressed air leaks. The
team won the internal Environmental Award earlier this year for
their great achievements in reducing energy usage in their facility,
demonstrating a systematic, lean and pragmatic approach with a
focus on delivering results.
“We have achieved 25% improvement in energy efficiency over
the past five years, and the value of our continuous improvement
projects focused on energy reduction has resulted in over one
million US dollars of savings per year,” said Matt Saloom, Director,
Core Values in Hagerstown.
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