As Tofaş, we have been verifying annual greenhouse gas reports within the scope of ISO 14064-1 Greenhouse Gas Management System since 2010. In addition, we implemented the ISO 50001 Energy Management System in 2013 and continued our activities most efficiently.

To combat climate change, we cooperate with Stellantis and our stakeholders in our supply chain. We have provided various improvements in the applications we will carry out in our production processes, which is an area where we can make the fastest impact. We plan to fulfill our responsibilities in the fight against climate change by reducing our products’ energy and emission intensity every year.

In line with our short, medium and long-term goals, we monitor and improve our energy efficiency and emission performance. The CEO is informed about the work carried out by the Energy Guides Board Working Group and Tofaş Sustainability Committee, which deal with energy efficiency and emission control issues. As a result of our activities, we keep our emission values below the upper limits determined by government institutions.

In 2021, our total energy consumption from non-renewable (electricity and natural gas) sources was 906,678 GJ.

Non-Renewable Resources	Electricity Consumption	387,859 GJ
	Natural Gas Consumption	497,066 GJ
Renewable Resources	Solar Energy (SolarWall)	2,180 GJ
Total Energy Consumption		887,105 GJ

As a result of our efforts to minimize fixed energy consumption studies, the energy consumption per vehicle, which was 4.02 GJ/vehicle in 2020, decreased to 3.97 GJ in 2021, below the target value. We want to reduce our energy consumption intensity every year, and we have set an energy consumption target of 3.31 GJ/vehicle per vehicle for 2024.

In 2021, we implemented the World Class Manufacturing methodology and carried out activities to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions. 384 energy efficiency projects were created within the scope of these activities. Thanks to these projects, a total of 77,974 GJ of energy savings compared to 2020 and a corresponding reduction of 5,148 tons of CO2 were achieved.

Although the total emission reduction was 72% higher than the previous year, this improvement was not reflected in the emission value per vehicle due to decreased production units.

As Tofaş, we also consider the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in addition to our reduction targets for energy consumption per vehicle. We aim to reduce the GHG intensity emission trend, 0.389 tons of CO2/vehicle, to 0.335 by 2024 and achieve a reduction of 14%. 

The value of direct greenhouse gas (Scope 1) emissions from Tofaş’s operations in 2021 is 42,790 tons of CO2e, and the importance of indirect greenhouse gas (Scope 2) emissions is 46,180 tons of CO2e. We have calculated the relevant emission calculations per the ISO 14064-1:2006 standard and provided operational controls. 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories have been taken as reference for our emission values calculated in 2011.

As a result of improving operational controls, we have achieved a 15% reduction in VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) emissions in the last 5 years. With solvent-free cleaning products, the transition to one-bell paint technology, water-based electrostatic paint applications, and the nitrotherm project, we have reached values far below the European Union limits on VOC emissions. As a result of these efforts, we reduced our VOC emissions to 29.4 grams/m2 in 2021. As Tofaş, we continue our prospective reduction efforts and aim to reduce VOC emissions to 25.9 grams/m2 in 2024.

The emission of substances harmful to the ozone layer (CFC-11 equivalent) resulting from Tofaş’s activities is only 24 kg, and we aim to reduce this value to zero by 2024.

Among our efforts to transition to a low-carbon economy model, we stand out with our initiatives to increase energy efficiency. We significantly reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions with these implemented projects.

Process Air Heating with SolarWall Technology 

The Process Air Heating Project with SolarWall Technology, developed by the Tofaş Paint Production Department, is based on the idea of using the air heated by solar energy directly in the production process. This project, a pioneering and vital initiative in the field of renewable energy in the automotive sector, is based on the use of hot air heated with solar energy. We provide energy savings of 35% annually. In addition, while producing hot air from solar energy in return for 2,181 GJ/year of natural gas, we provide the equivalent of 122 tons/year of greenhouse gas reduction. 

Smart Energy Management System

Algorithms created with the Smart Energy Management System and internal resources at Tofaş’s paint production facilities allow energy-consuming machines to switch to standby mode by automatically lowering the set values of the system during planned and unpredictable production stops. This system can determine when the production ends with the data it receives from the field and automatically closes the lines it produces with the least energy. As a result of this project, we saved 1,735,776 kWh of energy and 147,600 sm3 of natural gas per year, preventing the release of 1,060 tons of CO2 into the environment. The first prize in the “Energy Efficiency in Industry Project Competition” organized by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources in 2021 was given to the Boyahane Smart Energy Management System.

As Tofaş, we have been using the ISO 50001 Energy Management System since 2013. In the independent audits of this management system carried out in 2021, “zero non-compliance” was detected.