Yokogawa’s VM-GEM validated successfully as 'certified calculation method' by TÜV Rheinland Energy and Environment GmbH

As a result, the data determined can be used as a basis to calculate Corporate Carbon Footprints, or to achieve climate neutrality status in accordance with ISO 14068:2023. TÜV Rheinland is one of the world's best-known and most respected certification companies.

Developed by KBC (A Yokogawa Company), visual MESA software has been a trusted solution for over 20 years and is widely utilised in Yokogawa solutions. Visual MESA optimises plant operations by providing energy management, process optimisation, and real-time monitoring to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

ISO14068 is an internationally recognised carbon neutrality framework for the continuous review and reduction of carbon emissions. Verification for VM-GEM as certified calculation method under ISO14068 provides customers with real-time data and process verification, enabling the development of effective decarbonisation plans and the optimisation of processes.

Customers can use VM-GEM to easily document emissions to authorities, addressing the challenge of a shortage of auditors in the market while saving time and costs.

For any improvement project, decision-makers typically seek information on implementation time, cost, and improvement potential. Identifying improvement potential for decarbonisation projects has traditionally been both time-consuming and imprecise. Current calculations often rely on outdated assumptions and emission factors. VM-GEM, however, allows for much more accurate and realistic determination of current real data.

Pascal Gaillot, Director Chemical Industry Europe at Yokogawa, said: “Yokogawa has long been committed to sustainability issues such as decarbonisation, CO₂ reduction, and the optimisation of energy demands. In the case of VM-GEM, it was important for us to show that it is not only possible to optimise energy flows, but above all to determine and document Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions for subsequent auditing of greenhouse gas emissions. This development means VM-GEM can not only optimise current processes in terms of CO₂ emissions based on real-time data, but also offer our customers the opportunity to evaluate changes to the process in terms of CO₂ saving-potentials based on the underlying digital twin.”

The documentation and evaluation of CO₂ emissions is already regulated in the internationally applied standards and regulations on the carbon footprint (DIN EN ISO14067), the life cycle assessment (DIN EN ISO14040/44), GHG balance (DIN EN ISO14064), amongst others.

The ISO14068 carbon neutrality standard combines these standards and provides a framework for future-oriented decarbonisation. This is a challenge that European and internationally active customers have to deal with, especially when requirements from initiatives such as 'Fit-for-55', the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) or the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) have to be met.

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