Consequences of Science based targets (SBT) to create a sustainable and energy efficient paint shop

Project time: 2021 – 2021

Budget: 900 000 kronor

A pre-study of potential paths towards a resource efficient pain shop

Volvo CE has a clear objective to achieve an energy-efficient and landfill-free site with a higher share of renewable energy by 2024. This ambitious strategy and the use of science-based targets require major technological leaps where the present decision support is limited. The purpose of this pre-study is to investigate the consequences of these measures.

The result of this feasibility study is to analyze the consequences of using science-based targets (SBT) and deep de-carbonisation in the sustainability work for a large industrial paint shop. This will in turn result in a road-map with possible paths for a paint shop in the automotive industry. The aim of the feasibility study is also to create a network or reference group of relevant paint shops for future work with implementation.

The concrete sub-goals of the project are to (1) develop a state-of-the-art de-carbonisation plan for a large paint shop in the automotive industry based on science based targets (SBT) that enables net zero emissions, (2) develop a strategy for the application of models for simulation of complex activities such as painting in the automotive industry and (3) develop a roadmap for the various action packages from sub-goal 1 and before any further work in a full-scale research project.

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