Updated Environmental Statement 2020 Evobus Gmbh Mannheim Plant 2 Updated Environmental Statement 2020
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Updated Environmental Statement 2020 EvoBus GmbH Mannheim plant 2 UPDATED ENVIRONmeNTAL STATemeNT 2020 Inhalt 3 Preface 4 The EvoBus plant in Mannheim 10 Our effects on the environment 12 Energy and environmental program 18 Figures, data, facts 30 Validity declaration Imprint Responsible environmental protection officer: Randolf Troche BUS/OPP-UWS Responsible editor: Stephan Schmitt BUSS/OPP-UWS Environmental protection Department Mobile: +49 151 58621510 Telefax: +49 711 17-790 30453 [email protected] Head of Production Daimler Buses: Dr. Marcus Nicolai Layout and implementation: Daimler AG, CBS/M Imprint allowed with exact source. UPDATED ENVIRONmeNTAL STATemeNT 2020 3 Preface The Mannheim location stands for the development and production of city buses and thus makes a significant contribution to environmentally friendly urban mobility concepts. The eCitaro – powered purely by battery electricity – and thus a locally emission-free vehicle, has been produced exclusively in Mannheim since 2019. The proven diesel-powered Citaro as well as hybrid and gas buses are also produced at the site. The realignment of production in Mannheim with the aim of increasing efficiency and optimizing processes is in full swing. At the same time, the Group’s ambitious sustainability targets are being taken into account and their implementation is being driven forward. The environmental management system has a long tradition at the location though. Since 1997, annual external validation has been taking place – especially of the Environmental Statement in accordance with the European directive EMAS. In the EMAS register, EvoBus Mannheim can be found with the registration number DE-153-00022. The registration certificate is updated by the Chamber of industry and Commerce every three years. This took place most recently in 2018. This is done by submitting the Environmental Statement, including the topics of en- vironmental policy and environmental impacts. The Environmental Statement is updated in the intervening years but only for updated topics. More environmentally relevant topics like our environmental policy can be found in the environmental statement 2018. The certification of the international environmental management. Standard ISO 14001 has been integrated into the matrix certification of our production loca- tions since 2015. Dr. Marcus Nicolai Randolf Troche Head of Production Head of environmental protection Daimler Buses Mannheim plant 4 UPDATED ENVIRONmeNTAL STATemeNT 2020 The EvoBus plant in Mannheim UPDATED ENVIRONmeNTAL STATemeNT 2020 5 Tradition meets modernity Apart from city bus construction, bodies-in-white for touring coaches Our activities with regard to increasing biodiversity are currently sus- and inter-city buses are also manufactured at the EvoBus GmbH loca- pended due to the location-specific conditions. Therefore, a tion in Mannheim. The portfolio of the Citaro city bus family covers a detailed description of the biological diversity is omitted. large product range of non-articulated and articulated buses that are fueled by diesel, gas and electricity. Battery-electric buses have been At the end of 2019, 3,517 employees were employed. This number an integral part of our production since 2018. includes interns, diploma students and trainees. The entire plant floor space comprises 305,656 m2, of which 130,015 m² Compliance with legal provisions, official requirements and other are sealed as development space and 128,603 m2 are sealed as a traffic mandatory requirements are a matter of course for our company. area. On the location premises, 16,591 m2 aren’t sealed. Since the ur- Since the foundation of EvoBus GmbH, an environmental protection ban area has long been used as an industrial area, a water protection officer has been appointed throughout. area has not been designated. Plan of the EvoBus plant in Mannheim in 2019 EMR Verwaltung Montage EMR BR Logistik EMR PKW - Tausch PKW - Tausch GF OAL Plaanung Vertieb WD VBE WS WS LKW- LKW- Leitstelle Wareneingang Bänder Bemi Werkstatt T Lack- Finish D Ausliefercheck / KTL / OLA / KTZ EG. FertigmontageOG. Teilefertigung GLZ koppeln KSW Inbetriebnahme Logistik Technische Fertigstellung Rohbau Reisebusse Teilefertigung Rohmontage alle Typen PAOB Dach Teilefertigung SW EG. Logistik Rohbau Stadtbuslinie 1 und 2 OG. IH - Werkstatt Wzg - Lager 8 ET 3 Lager - Fertigung Prototyp 1 Klappenfertigung Vorrichtung Stadtbus LOG Bekleidungsst Rohmontage Versuch Logistik Musterbau / SLT EZ ONC 161 6 UPDATED ENVIRONmeNTAL STATemeNT 2020 Activities at the location Within the production network of EvoBus GmbH, the Mannheim location In future, the transport of bodies to Neu-Ulm and back to Mannheim is responsible for the body shell and cathodic dip painting (CDP) as well will no longer be necessary. Instead, the exterior components will be as for the assembly of the city buses. painted on a skid in Neu-Ulm, delivered to Mannheim and mounted on the body. As part of the conversion to the offline process, the deco- In the past, the bodies of the city buses were sent to Neu-Ulm for pain- rative coating was rebuilt in Mannheim. ting. They were then transported back to Mannheim for assembly. Since this is a high logistical effort, the company switched to the so-called offline painting process. Illustration of the production network of EvoBus GmbH Mannheim Gewerke: Rohbau & KTL Rohbausegmente Montage TL Rohbau & K TL TL HolýŠov Ligny K & ohbau nbauteile lackiert nbauteile R Gewerke: Gewerke: A Rohbau & K Rohbausegmente Montage Rohbau & KTL Anbauteile lackiert Neu-Ulm Gewerke: Montage Lack UPDATED ENVIRONmeNTAL STATemeNT 2020 7 8 UPDATED ENVIRONmeNTAL STATemeNT 2020 Environmental Leadership Award (ELA) In 2019, the eCitaro with the integrated highly efficient CO₂ heat pump A highly efficient CO₂ heat pump was developed to minimise the energy was awarded Daimler’s internal Environmental Leadership Award (ELA) required for heating or air conditioning the passenger compartment. in the Products category. Compared with conventional Heating Ventilation Air conditioning system, the CO₂ heat pump can save 40 % of the energy required. This leads to The city bus is a key element in public transport. The dominant drive a significant increase in the overall range, as heating in city buses concept continues to be the diesel engine. However, there is a great requires more than 50 % of the energy compared to the entire vehicle. deal of pressure, particularly in the inner-city area, to find alternative ways of countering the existing emissions problems, such as CO₂ and By using the natural refrigerant CO₂, the global warming potential could particulate matter, by means of alternative concepts. To meet this goal, also be greatly reduced. Synthetic refrigerants, for example, have a Daimler Buses has decided to develop the Mercedes-Benz eCitaro. global warming potential 1,430 times higher than the CO₂ used here. The use of a natural refrigerant is, among other things, a prerequisite The main benefit of battery-powered buses lies in their low-noise and for the “Blue Angel” environmental seal, with which the eCitaro has locally emission-free operation. In addition to these environmental been awarded. benefits, the eCitaro is already 38 % below diesel bus emissions in terms of CO₂ emissions when using the EU-28 electricity mix. When using electricity from hydropower, an 86 % reduction in CO₂ emissions demonstrates the full potential of the eCitaro in terms of climate pro- tection, resource conservation and energy efficiency. In the case of locally acting NOX emissions, the eCitaro is up to 84 % better than the Citaro Diesel over its entire life cycle. UPDATED ENVIRONmeNTAL STATemeNT 2020 9 Eco label “Blauer Engel” The eCitaro has also been awarded the eco-label “Blauer Engel”. The In order to receive the award, certain requirements must be fulfilled, eco-label underlines the environmental friendliness of the eCitaro and such as a limited amount of heavy metals in batteries or a minimum the associated locally emission-free public transport. It is the first and battery life of 200,000 kilometres. The eCitaro fulfills these requi- so far only fully electric city bus that is allowed to carry the eco-label. rements and thus stands for environmental friendliness in public transport. The eco-label is proof of success in the commitment to sustainable public transport in cities and urban areas. The eCitaro contributes to air pollution control and the resulting improved quality of life in cities. 10 UPDATED ENVIRONmeNTAL STATemeNT 2020 Our effects on the environment UPDATED ENVIRONmeNTAL STATemeNT 2020 11 Environmental aspects In order to influence the environmental effects of our production at The product aspects during the utilisation phase by the customer were the plant, we must first make these effects visible. For this purpose, reassessed by the development department in 2020 in coordination the ISO 14001 and EMAS standards require an assessment of all with environmental protection. The other environmental aspects have aspects related to the environment. For the German locations of the been slightly adjusted based on the key figures. Daimler Group, a tool for evaluation according to the ecological me- thod is available, which EvoBus Mannheim also uses. This tool allows the annual comparison of the development of environ- mental pollution and the environmental performance of the location, as well as the generation of action requirements for the target process. High priority fields of action result from the environmental