ecoBiz Partner Biography
Century Yuasa's Chris Noble receiving their ecoBiz Partner certificate from Minister Darling.
Century Yuasa Batteries, an Australian owned battery manufacturer. At their Carole Park site, they instigated a Water Efficiency Management Plan (WEMP) and began sub-metering their individual processes to help identify where water savings could be made. They began capturing and re-using waste water from battery and equipment wash-down procedures for sulphuric acid dilution and other activities. They also began recycling and re-using various waste streams (including, plastic wrap, cardboard, polystyrene and wooden pallets). The company also instigated battery recycling to reclaim acids and plastics to produce more batteries and household products.
Annual Savings:
- Energy 25% (400 Queensland homes or 21.8 TJ)
- Greenhouse Gas 26% (1,251 cars or 5,164.8 t CO2)
- Potable water 83% (52 Olympic swimming pools or 130.62 ML)
- Efficiency savings $749,185
Savings as at June 2010
Last updated 16 December 2011