Energy

 

In Triunfo´s businesses, electricity is used for various purposes: highways (illumination of roads, service buildings and toll booths), ports (equipment), hydroelectric plants (illumination of control centers), the airport (office and lighting for operations center) and in Triunfo´s other offices.
As a consequence of Triunfo´s significant growth in 2012, there was also an increase in energy consumption, both direct (fuel combustion) and indirect (electricity) by various companies.

Calculations for consumption of energy from renewable sources - such as hydro and wind - were based on the participation of these renewables in the National Energy Balance. As such, electricity consumption from hydro increased from 100,603.97 GJ (in 2011) to 123,365.59 GJ (in 2012), and consumption from Eolic sources (wind) increased from 615.69 GJ to 745.99 GJ over the same period. GRI EN4 

 

Concer increased the amount of lighting using energy from renewable sources by installing 188 solar energy catchment points, with an approximate production of 60,912 KW/h per year.

As the effective period of administration of Viracopos International Airport only began in November of 2012, the concessionaire will begin its consumption reduction plans in 2013. The basic construction project involving expansion of the airport already provides a proposal for energy saving. The passenger terminal will be constructed so as to take advantage of natural sunlight. The stories will be arranged with spaces to allow natural sunlight to pass between them. The top of the main columns supporting the roof of the new terminal will take the form of a tree and will occupy an area of 900 m2. The roof will also be covered with photovoltaic cells to capture the abundant solar energy available in the region. All equipment to be installed will follow the premise of efficiency.

Fuel consumption also increased during the year, due to the increase in the number of vehicles used by Aeroportos Brasil Viracopos, Concepa, Concer and Portonave, and Maestra´s new fleet of ships. Total direct energy consumption by Triunfo increased from 13,248,707.45 GJ (in 2011) to 15,499,207.16 GJ (in 2012). GRI EN3 

 


Concepa carries out monthly fuel consumption checks and periodic maintenance of its vehicle fleet. In 2012, it wasn´t possible to reduce its consumption, as, even with improvements there was higher energy use due to an increase of traffic on the highway, and greater demand for work, machinery, equipment and personnel.

The maintenance team at Portonave carries out daily checks of energy consumption and reports back to the environmental management team to evaluate performance and energy consumption by machinery and equipment. GRI EN4 

At Maestra, the ships´ captains are instructed to navigate at 'eco-speed' (an average velocity of 15 knots), as a fuel efficiency measure. GRI EN3 

 



 

 

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