Global warming and climate change has become the highlights in recent sustainable development issues. The international urgency to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and fossil fuels usage, to promote high energy efficiency equipment, and to develop renewable energy has accelerated Arcadyan's determination in implementing energy management.
In 2022, Arcadyan headquarters has obtained the certification of the ISO 50001 energy management system. In the same year, the AVC Vietnam production center has launched a solar photovoltaic systems to improve the energy efficiency of the operating base. In 2022, the energy consumption per unit product of Arcadyanis 0.751KWH/Kg, which is 15.8% lower than the energy intensity of 0.892KWH/Kg in 2021, which is better than the 1% reduction target set in 2021.
Arcadyan headquarters plans to cooperate with external energy technology service providers in 2023 to analyze the energy use structure for basic measurement, introduce energy-saving technologies and build energy monitoring equipment to improve energy management transparency and energy use efficiency. The main energy consumption of Arcadyan headquarters and overseas production centers in the past four years is shown in the following table:
(News: Promoting energy management, Arcadyan Taiwan Headquarters introduced ISO 50001 standard.)
Renewable Energy Development
The roof-type solar power generation system built by AVC Vietnam Production Center will be completed in June 2022. The solar panels covering an area of 18,000 square meters can supply about 15% of the electricity for Vietnam Production Center every year. The power generation of solar energy is verified by SGS, and has obtained green energy certification by the end of 2022. In 2022, the solar power generation of the Vietnam production center from June to December is 1,569MWH, accounting for 3.5% of the total electricity consumption of Arcadyan group, and the target will reach 6% in 2023.
It’s expected that after the completion of the second plant of the Vietnam production center in 2023, a solar power with the same unit area as the first plant will be built to increase the proportion of renewable energy used. Arcadyan has also begun to evaluate the purchase of international Renewable Energy certificates (I-REC), increasing the use of renewable energy year by year. In Arcadyan's Taiwan headquarters, it is also actively looking for suitable renewable energy companies and signing green power purchase agreements to gradually transform towards low-carbon production.
(News: Rooftop photovoltaic system installation completed, AVC Vietnam Manufacturing Center starts generating solar power.)
Energy Saving Measures
Promoting green offices to achieve carbon emission reduction is one important environmental mission for Arcadyan. Indirect emissions and pollutions can be better manage by improving equipment performance and reliability. Arcadyan includes various environmental protection and energy saving measures in its daily operations, e.g. regular A/C ventilation filter cleaning, installing high-efficiency filters in the full-heat air conditioning exchange system, and regularly monitoring energy consumption emissions. Addition to regulating lighting and A/C equipment, Arcadyan also replaced old equipment with frequency conversion systems, and put up energy saving posters to strengthen employees' environmental protection awareness, maximizing energy resources usage with various software and hardware facilities planning.
Arcadyan Taiwan Headquaters introduced iBEMS
Arcadyan Taiwan Headquarters introduced iBEMS Intelligent Building Energy Management System and established a cloud-based energy management system, using the IoT concept to connect sensors and controllers in the buildings through Zigbee wireless communication, and achieve building energy management and intelligent energy-saving control. Through contracted capacity analysis, the most optimal setting is defined to reduce electricity bills. By establishing the energy consumption baseline, using the PDCA model for adaptive energy management, and intelligent energy-saving optimization control, Arcadyan was able to reduce power consumption in A/C and air quality monitoring (e.g. carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide), lighting and personal computers, and avoid management loopholes and technical errors. Through analyses and control, Arcadyan achieves energy optimization and reduces energy waste, and puts energy saving in practice.
Energy Saving Equipment at Manufacturing Centers
Arcadyan China Manufacturing Center (CNC) uses a new refrigeration system with a level 1 energy consumption label. Compared with the old unit, the high-efficiency cooling capacity can reduce the annual electricity consumption by about 40%. Arcadyan Vietnam Manufacturing Center (AVC) uses energy-saving lightings and frequency conversion equipment across the factory, and introduce automated robotic arms to improve production efficiency, and reduce defect rates and energy resources waste.
