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Keeping it green in the logistics industry
Technology Category
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms
- Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
Applicable Functions
- Facility Management
- Maintenance
Use Cases
- Building Automation & Control
- Building Energy Management
- Predictive Maintenance
- Remote Asset Management
Services
- System Integration
- Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
The Challenge
Bolloré Logistics, a French logistics giant, is a strong advocate for sustainability and has rolled out its 'Powering Sustainable Logistics' program in 2018. The program aims to reduce the environmental impact of Bolloré Logistics’ activities. As part of this initiative, Bolloré Logistics built the Blue Hub, a green building equipped with an advanced energy management system and other eco-friendly features. However, achieving tangible sustainability benchmarks required to obtain environmental certifications such as Green Mark & LEED was a challenge. The company needed a solution that would help them reduce their carbon footprint and make their operations more energy-efficient.
With the effects of global warming felt worldwide, companies around the globe have been trying their best to reduce their carbon footprint. The logistics industry has also followed suit, environmentally friendly packaging and carbon emission reduction of freight shipping are the many ways employed as part of its efforts to go green. Bolloré Logistics wanted to go the extra mile by ensuring that Blue Hub is energy-efficient.
About The Customer
Bolloré Logistics is a French logistics and transport company with a strong commitment to sustainability. The company rolled out its 'Powering Sustainable Logistics' program in 2018 as part of its efforts to promote sustainable global trade and growth. The program aims to reduce the environmental impact of Bolloré Logistics’ activities. As part of this initiative, Bolloré Logistics built the Blue Hub, a 540,000 sq ft building in Jurong, Singapore. The Blue Hub is not only Bolloré Logistics’ first Asia-Pacific smart warehouse, but is also an icon of new-generation sustainable architecture. The building is equipped with an advanced energy management system and other eco-friendly features such as a storm-water recycling system, energy and water consumption monitoring. The building is monitored in real-time using 300 smart sensors which are scattered across the warehouse.
The Solution
Bolloré Logistics adopted Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure Power and EcoStruxure Building technologies to make Blue Hub energy-efficient. These technologies keep the building systems working optimally while also keeping operation and maintenance costs to a minimum. Using Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure Building Advisor, Bolloré Logistics is able to optimise their power consumption levels through the aid of system suggestions and insightful visualisation of collected data, and remote management of AHU over the weekends.
Aside from employing the Building Advisor service to keep Blue Hub running smoothly, Bolloré Logistics is also using Schneider Electric’s Power Advisor service. The service enables remote monitoring of every connected asset and helps Bolloré Logistics visualise their energy consumption patterns across a variety of parameters. With this information, the facility management team can easily spot an asset that is spiking in its energy consumption which often signals a need for inspection and possible preventive maintenance. EcoStruxure Asset Advisor provides online condition monitoring to identify abnormalities in electrical devices (using sensors) to prevent impending failures and reduce unscheduled downtime due to electrical process failure.
Aside from employing the Building Advisor service to keep Blue Hub running smoothly, Bolloré Logistics is also using Schneider Electric’s Power Advisor service. The service enables remote monitoring of every connected asset and helps Bolloré Logistics visualise their energy consumption patterns across a variety of parameters. With this information, the facility management team can easily spot an asset that is spiking in its energy consumption which often signals a need for inspection and possible preventive maintenance. EcoStruxure Asset Advisor provides online condition monitoring to identify abnormalities in electrical devices (using sensors) to prevent impending failures and reduce unscheduled downtime due to electrical process failure.
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