Urenco Annual Report 2022

33 Urenco Annual report and accounts 2022 Strategic report 01 Case Study Scope 1&2 initiatives snap shot We have been identifying opportunities to reduce our scope 1 emissions including looking to introduce alternative refrigerants and eliminate hydrocarbon based systems reliant on natural gas, propane and diesel. At Almelo, optimisation of a building humidification system has reduced consumption of natural gas by using the waste heat from other plant areas. This will reduce carbon emissions by around 170 tCO2e per year. Replacement of hot air blowers that formpart of the plant process at Almelo for more efficient designs will lead to a 300 tCO2e reduction per year. Amajor focus for Urenco will be further implementing our plans for reducing scope 2 emissions and boosting our sustainable electricity supply. At Almelo, we installed almost 7,500 solar panels in 2022, to provide the equivalent of around 2%of the site’s annual electricity needs. At our German, UK and US sites, more solar capacity is being planned and developed for the future to further reduce our use of grid electricity. Case Study Site electrification of vehicles We installed 36 new charge points at Almelo employee and visitor parking areas, and 20more are to be added in 2023. In August, Urenco Deutschland’s site fire brigade was able to put a new electric command vehicle into operation. This ensures tailpipe emissions are reduced and that energy is not lost during braking. The acquisition of the new vehicle is part of a group-wide ambition to change all site vehicles from internal combustion engines to electric. Urenco’s net zero project managers have developed action plans to drive down our scope 1 and 2 emissions. Above: Solar panels at ourAlmelo site. Main image: Inspecting the new electric command vehicle,Gronau.