Ir. RenĂŠ (R.J.M.) van Gerwen Unilever Engineering Services En wat nu? De visie van een grote eindgebruiker: Leiderschap naar duurzame groei
Unilever is a truly global company
171,000 employees 50 Billion Euro annual turnover
Operations in over 100 countries Sales in over 190 countries Over 60 % of sales in D&E countries
5th IIR Ammonia Refrigeration Conference – Ohrid, Macedonia, 2013
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UNILEVER CATEGORIES BY MARKET LEADERSHIP
World Number 1
World Number 2
Local Strengths
Savoury Dressing Tea Ice Cream Spreads Deodorants Mass Skin
Laundry Daily Hair Care
Oral Care Household Cleaning
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2010 –
THE UNILEVER SUSTAINABLE LIVING PLAN
3 KEY FEATURES
All brands All countries
Lifecycle impacts
Not just the environment
Short History of Refrigerants HCs NH3 CO2 HFC (HCFCs) Kyoto Protocol 1997
HFC
(CFC) HCFC NH3 Montreal Protocol 1987
NH3 CO2 HCs (HFOs?)
Future? NH3 CO2 HCs
HFO 2008
Natural
methyl-chloride CO2 SO 2 NH3 HCs
1834 ethyl-ether (R610) 1930
1990
CFC NH3 CO2 HCs
HCFC
CFC 1950 NH3
Professor Risto Ciconkov
HFC Substitutes by Sector: Air Conditioning
Image Source: USA EPA
HFC Substitutes by Sector: Refrigeration
Image Source: USA EPA
SO WHAT SHOULD A LEADING END-USER DO? • Take Leadership • Be courageous • Collaborate with Key Suppliers to Drive faster Innovation • Collaborate with Peers & NGOs
UNILEVER STATEMENT (2001) No HFC in new Ice Cream Cabinets by 2005 Where alternatives are economically viable and legally allowed Focus on Propane 2013: > 1.5 Million Unilever Cabinets with Propane Refrigerant USA: EPA SNAP Approval achieved
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SHOW LEADERSHIP WHERE IT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
2013: 3 million HFC-free refrigeration units
Global initiative of companies (2004) Replacing F-gases only with
natural refrigerants point-of-sale refrigeration Clever cooling vs. global warming
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SHOW LEADERSHIP WHERE IT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE 400 global consumer goods manufacturers and retailers $2.8 trillion USD (2,1 trillion Euros). Board Resolution on sustainable refrigeration (2010)
Begin phasing-out HFC refrigerants by 2015
Replace with non-HFC refrigerants (natural refrigerant alternatives) where legally allowed and available for new purchases of point-of-sale units and large refrigeration installations
Refrigerants, Refrigerants, Naturally! Naturally!
Learnings so far: Five Golden Rules for Successful Implementation of Natural Refrigerants
Refrigerants, Refrigerants, Naturally! Naturally!
• Rule 1: Start with a Simple, Realistic but Ambitious Public Goal Statement Unilever (2001): => To only purchase HFC-free ice cream cabinets by 2005, where commercially viable alternatives can be legally used
Refrigerants, Refrigerants, Naturally! Naturally!
• Rule 2: Allocate Sufficient Resources Unilever (2001-2014): 1 Research:
HC is best suited for ice cream cabinets
2 Deep dive studies on HC safety: Acceptable risk levels 3 Service & Maintenance: => Development of Technician Training
Refrigerants, Refrigerants, Naturally! Naturally!
• Rule 3: Actively Engage with Equipment Suppliers on the basis of longer-term commitments Unilever (2003-2014): - Active collaboration with few key equipment suppliers => Key suppliers invested significantly => HC Cabinets > 10 % more energy-efficient than HFC equivalents
Refrigerants, Refrigerants, Naturally! Naturally!
• Rule 4: Keep long-term Track & Momentum Unilever (2001-2014): - Focus on equipment development & country-by-country rollout => Closing local rollout gaps (i.e. USA-EPA SNAP) ďƒžContinuous 10+ Year Long Momentum
Refrigerants, Refrigerants, Naturally! Naturally!
• Rule 5: Share Technical Expertise & Experience Unilever (2002-2014): => Co-Founder of Refrigerants Naturally! =>Co-driver in Consumer Goods Forum => Collaborate with Greenpeace and UNEP => Share service technician training material => Active participation in specialist workshops, conferences etc. => Informal Networks
INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION (PROCESS, COLD STORES):
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Packaged Chiller with Ammonia =>Collaboration with Key Suppliers =>Comparison with HFC (R134a) Investment +34 % 20-Years TEWI -14 %
COP +13 %
Respect Ammonia Safety!
Payback 3.2 Years 20-Y ears Lifecycle Costs -8 %
EN WAT DOEN DE MIDDELGROTE EN KLEINE EINDGEBRUIKERS?