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It is the ambition of Mitsubishi Electric Living Environmental Systems via the Green Gateway Initiative to implant change within the industries involved in designing, installing and maintaining systems that provide heating, cooling and ventilation to the built environment in order to drastically reduce the carbon emissions caused from consuming energy in our buildings. These things are often easy to say, but doing so is much harder. Within this section you will see our running totals of CO2 emissions reduction and run costs savings, the actions within the Green Gateway Initiative have delivered. It is our intention to be transparent about the activities we are undertaking and the results that these actions have produced.
As part of this initiative Mitsubishi Electric has decided to incorporate a range of carbon saving projects at their Hatfield head office.
Ecodan® Installation
An Ecodan air source heat pump has been installed at Mitsubishi Electric’s head office in order to supply the building with hot water. The Ecodan harvests renewable, low grade energy from the outdoor air and upgrades this into useful heat using inverter driven technology. For more information about Ecodan please visit www.mitsubishielectric.co.uk/heating
Video Conferencing
These facilities have been installed at a number of Mitsubishi Electric’s regional sites for colleagues to conduct meetings, without leaving their offices. This reduces carbon emissions that would have been emitted during travelling as well as saving time.
Recycling Scheme
A recycling scheme has been implemented that aims to reduce the quantity of rubbish that is produced by the site and hopefully this will lead to Zero Landfill. Not only does this scheme fit in with Mitsubishi Electric’s corporate objectives, it also helps to lower the companies cost’s by saving a massive £17,000 per year on the costs of waste disposal.
A number of colour coded bins have been put in place in kitchens and the canteen, each one corresponding to a particular waste item.
Food Waste
Food waste from the Hatfield office is collected by Cawleys and taken to a Biogas plant. By using this method to dispose of food, Mitsubishi Electric is reducing its carbon and greenhouse gas footprint by avoiding uncontrollable emissions of methane to the atmosphere from food waste, instead converting it into electricity for the National Grid.
Wild Meadow
A wild meadow has been planted at the Hatfield site to help reduce the carbon footprint of the office. In addition it encourages wildlife to the area and landscapes the grounds of the building.
Photovoltaic Installation
Two sets of photovoltaic (PV) panels have been installed at the Hatfield head office. The first consists of 30 panels which generate 5.55kWp and the second consists of 16 panels which creates 2.96kWp. The energy produced by the solar panels is being used as part of the electricity consumption at the site.
Orchard
The Hatfield site now has its own orchard whereby apples are grown and used as an ingredient in the staff canteen. A competition was created for ideas to spend a £1000 prize that the office had won from its parent company in Japan.
The prize was given for the outstanding contribution and strengthened environmental activities that were being conducted at the head office.
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