Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology IGCVDecarbonization solutions for sustainable and competitive production
At the climate conference in Paris in 2015, the participating countries set themselves to keep the increase in the global average temperature well below 2 degrees Celsius and aiming for a limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius. Against this backdrop, the German government presented concrete principles and targets for decarbonization in all sectors in 2016 with its Climate Protection Plan 2050. For the industrial sector, the plan is to reduce emissions by around 50 percent by 2030 compared with 1990. This corresponds to a reduction from 195 t CO2 equivalents in 2018 to a maximum of 143 t CO2 equivalents by 2030. The incentives for the industry are manifold.
In addition to cost reductions in energy procurement or CO2 certificates, customer expectations that products should have the lowest possible carbon footprint are becoming increasingly important. Despite all efforts to decarbonize, decision-makers in manufacturing companies are still faced with quality and deadline targets. Therefore, they need solutions that, when reducing emissions, for example, by lowering energy and material consumption, do not impose restrictions on product quality and the logistical performance of the production system.
