MANAMA: Mondelez Bahrain Biscuits has implemented new, cloud-based technology aimed at helping the company monitor and reduce use of electricity, water, and natural gas at its factory.
Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure Resource Advisor will help the operations team measure and manage energy and sustainability initiatives across the 250,000sqm facility that produces Oreo cookies and Barni cakes.
Through capturing and analysing data from the factory’s operations, EcoStruxure Resource Advisor gives the management a real-time view of energy and water usage, allowing them to compare this data with their sustainability targets and benchmark against other Mondelez factories.
The software, which can collect and combine data points from meters, energy and building management systems, electrical equipment, utility providers and other sources, provides insights into energy and water usage that will help identify how the factory can be made more energy and water efficient.
“We are proud to be collaborating with Schneider Electric Gulf for the implementation of the EcoStruxure Resource Advisor platform at our state-of-the-art facility, as our aim is to ensure that this factory remains an example in the area of sustainability,” said Mondelez Bahrain Biscuits plant director Omar Nassef.
“This platform will help us simplify data analysis and reporting, allowing us the opportunity to learn how we can make this factory greener and more efficient through reducing the use of electricity, water, and natural gas. Furthermore, we’ll be able to compare ourselves against other Mondelez factories globally and bring their experiences as we look to manufacture as sustainably as possible in the Middle East,” he said.
The implementation of this new cloud-based technology comes in line with the company’s commitment to sustainability.
In 2020, Mondelez Bahrain Biscuits recorded significant improvement vs. 2018, with a 65 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions across manufacturing operations, 72pc reduction in priority water usage, as well as a total waste reduction by 70pc.
Based on an open, interoperable software architecture, Resource Advisor is designed to evolve with a facility’s critical energy and sustainability needs.
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