{"id":11675,"date":"2024-10-09T07:41:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T05:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/felder.projekt.link\/environmental-protection\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T11:41:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T09:41:41","slug":"environmental-protection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/felder.projekt.link\/en\/sustainability\/environmental-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Environmental Protection<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Certified Environmental Management<\/span>
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We place great importance on the responsible use of natural resources. Through our certification under DIN EN ISO 14001, we commit to regularly demonstrating our active commitment to the environment and nature in an official and transparent manner. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t About the Certificate<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Use of Renewable Energy<\/span><\/h2>\n

The metal industry is increasingly turning to renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and hydroelectric power to minimize its carbon footprint. After nearly six months of planning and preparation, the time had finally come in May 2023. In just four days, we managed to install 338 solar modules with a total area of 660 m\u00b2, oriented east-west, on the roofs of our manufacturing facility in Oberhausen. In addition, approximately 4.5 km of electrical wiring was laid to connect the solar panels to one another. The photovoltaic system has a capacity of 110 kWp. Of the 118 MWh of electricity projected annually, 80% will be used in our production. The remainder will be used in the future in a new heat pump-based heating system: in this way as well, FELDER GMBH will be able to reduce CO\u2082 emissions by approximately 60 metric tons per year. <\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/section>

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Use of energy-efficient<\/span> machinery and electrical systems<\/h2>\n

More efficient processes and technologies can reduce energy consumption and, as a result, also lower CO2 emissions. As early as 2022, we replaced the majority of the gas-fired furnaces in the smelting plant with modern, electrically heated furnaces that are more efficient and powered by electricity from our own photovoltaic systems as well as from external renewable energy sources. At the same time, work began at the FELDER plants in Oberhausen and Loffenau to convert the entire lighting system to efficient and long-lasting LEDs. This project was successfully completed in the fall of 2023. <\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Our Principles Regarding Environmental Protection<\/span><\/h2>\n

We feel it is our responsibility to use the resources at our disposal sparingly and carefully.<\/p>\n

It is particularly important to us that environmental protection be integrated into all areas of our business. We believe this is the only way to achieve sustainable development for the benefit of all our employees, customers, and partners. <\/p>\n