Siemens Turkey achieved an annual cost savings of 400 thousand euros and a reduction of approximately 4 thousand tons of carbon emissions at Starwood Forest Products Facilities. Transforming the present for the future, Siemens Turkey continues to make significant contributions to sustainability and savings targets with tailor-made energy efficiency projects it offers to companies. With the energy efficiency project carried out by Siemens Turkey at Starwood Forest Products Facilities, energy savings of up to 68 percent in production, annual cost savings of over 400 thousand euros and a reduction of approximately 4 thousand tons of carbon emissions were achieved.
Supporting its customers to achieve their goals with more sustainable methods and using less resources, with energy efficiency projects specially prepared for every institution and organization in need, Siemens Turkey has added a new one to these efforts. In this context, realizing the energy efficiency project in 13 different units at the Starwood İnegöl Factory, which has the highest production volume under one roof in the Turkish integrated wood industry, Siemens Turkey achieved energy savings of up to 68 percent in production. With the project, which also started the works implemented for the first time in the world during the production phase, annual cost savings of over 400 thousand euros and a reduction of approximately 4 thousand tons of carbon emissions were achieved.
Siemens Türkiye Chairman and CEO Dr. Hüseyin Gelis: “With our 167 years of experience, we continue to offer innovative, efficient and energy-saving solutions and accelerate today's transformation for the future” Siemens Turkey Chairman and CEO Dr. In his evaluation of the cooperation, Hüseyin Gelis stated that Siemens Turkey resolutely continues its efforts to achieve the sustainability goals in its DNA and said: “As Siemens Turkey, we work with all our strength to leave a more livable world to future generations. With our 167 years of experience, we continue to offer innovative, efficient, energy-saving solutions and accelerate today's transformation for the future. With the solutions we offer, we help the leading institutions and organizations of our country achieve their energy efficiency and sustainability goals.” Stating that they are very happy to realize another exemplary project with Starwood Forest Products, with which they have been working together for many years, Gelis said, “Sustainability at the focus of this project is among our most important priorities. As in this energy efficiency project, which we realized with Starwood and achieved an efficiency above the targeted figures, we will continue to work with institutions and organizations in need without slowing down."
Kerim Oal, General Manager of Siemens Türkiye Digital Industries: “The investment amount of 30 percent of the projects has been supported by the state. Indicating that the innovative solutions offered by Siemens Turkey, on the one hand, ensure a more efficient use of resources, on the other hand, they improve the production processes of companies and give them a competitive advantage, Siemens Turkey Digital Industries General Manager Kerim Oal said: Our customers, whose energy consumption has decreased significantly with these projects, can achieve significant cost savings.” Stating that two of the 13 projects carried out by Siemens Turkey at the Starwood İnegöl Factory were the first in the world, Oal continued his words as follows:
“Siemens Turkey is one of the Energy Efficiency Consulting companies licensed by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, General Directorate of Renewable Energy. Within the scope of this consultancy, we have been included in the incentive program by preparing VAP (Efficiency Enhancing Project) for projects. Thus, we enabled the government to support 30 percent of the investment made by Starwood Forest Products.”
Hüseyin Yıldız, CEO of Starwood Forest Products: “We have realized the first works in the world with Siemens Turkey” Hüseyin Yıldız, CEO of Starwood Forest Products, said in his statement about the project: “As Starwood, we are among the largest industrial companies in Turkey. Energy management is an issue that we attach great importance to, as the energy consumption resulting from our processes is extremely high. In line with our sustainable production goals, we chose to work with Siemens Turkey, with whom we have been collaborating for many years and whose expertise in the sector we trust. As a result of this study, we have implemented applications that are the first in Turkey and even in the world. With the projects we have realized, we have achieved energy savings of up to 68 percent in our systems, and a significant reduction in our carbon dioxide emissions has been achieved. In addition, our facilities fully meet the requirements of the ISO 50001 Energy Management System standard.”
Starwood Forest Products Project Manager Nuri Önlü: “We contributed to our responsibility towards nature by creating a significant environmental impact with the project”
Starwood Project Manager Nuri Önlü, who stated that one of the most critical issues at Starwood, where a high amount of production takes place, is the coordination of stoppage planning and commissioning, said, “This coordination was made very successfully by the expert teams of Siemens Turkey, and the project was implemented on time. In this direction, automation and software applications focused on production processes; applications for driver applications and efficient motor conversion, which no other technology provider in the world has, were successfully carried out. Our work was completed with 1 projects implemented, 13 of which was process improvement to increase quality. Thanks to Siemens energy efficiency services, most of the projects were included in the VAP (Efficiency Enhancing Project) incentive mechanism by the Ministry of Energy, and with an investment of 530 thousand euros, we achieved an annual savings of 7 million 140 thousand kWh and a profit of 403 thousand euros. Thanks to the 12 tons of CO642 emission reduction, which is the equivalent of 3 trees, we have contributed to our responsibility towards nature by creating a significant environmental impact.”