We are forward-thinking in Technology

Reduce energy needs

• All the electric engines in our plants consume less than average, because they fall into the highest levels of efficiency for their category (according to Regulation (EC) No. 640/2009):
  - Small engines are IE3 class;
  - Big engines are IE4 class.

• We use inverters (electrical devices which convert direct current into alternating current) to reduce energy waste: at the moment, electric engines equipped with inverters use 1/8 of the energy compared to those without.
  
  
• We recover about 600 MWh every year by simply exploiting the difference in pressure between the steam produced by our boiler in Settala (32 bar) and normal levels (16 bar), to make a turbine spin. By not resorting to external sources of energy, we avoid the emission of 277 tons of CO₂-eq.
  
  
• We set up a corporate shuttle service, currently used by over 60 employees mainly in the Settala site. Day after day, this has avoided the emission of a significant amount of CO₂ over time.
  
  
• Our Tours (France) site has added a new building with state-of-the-art efficiency solutions, which rationalize energy flows to achieve higher performance and decrease overall consumption.

Optimize efficiency

• In 2016, we installed a high-efficiency natural gas cogeneration plant in our production site in Settala. It produces 16,566 MWh per year, in the form of both electric and thermal energy. The former is used by our manufacturing machines, while the latter is employed by an absorber to cool down the premises. This has allowed us to save 1,699 metric tons of oil equivalent (TOEs) in 2021, avoiding 2,500 tons of CO₂-eq emissions.
  

• All machines (i.e. compressors and chillers) are constantly monitored to verify their efficiency, and replaced with better performing versions if necessary.
  
  
• We promote continuous improvement in buildings’ energy efficiency, both at production facilities and offices, to achieve higher performance through the rationalization of energy use and flows:
  · Coatings on our buildings in plants;
  · Insulated roofs, windows and doors;
  · Low-consumption light bulbs;
  · Sensors to automatically regulate when lights switch on and off.
  
  
• We revamped the thermal power plant in Settala to boost its efficiency, by adjusting it to the real needs of the site.
  

Leverage renewables

• We reuse exhausted biomasses through external partners to recover energy that would otherwise be wasted: through a sophisticated form of solar energy accumulation, they can produce biogas by decomposition and thus replace fossil fuels.
  
  
• We are equipping all of Indena’s sites with state-of-the-art photovoltaic panels. All in all, we will go from 2,913 MWh self-produced renewable energy in 2022 (avoiding 1,340 tons of CO₂-eq emissions) to 5,013 MWh in 2023, adding 2,100 MWh and reducing CO₂ emissions by an additional equivalent of 1,000 tons.
  
  
• We have been using renewable energy at the Indena plants and headquarters for years. By the end of 2023, we will further implement renewable energy sources, giving our capabilities for energy self-production a crucial boost.