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IV. Energy eficiency & transition
Context
2022 was affected by an unprecedent increase in energy cost, making energy management even more critical and affecting business results.
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MB92 Barcelona is located close to the city centre and MB92 La Ciotat is in an area of natural beauty. Public opinion is critical with all the contamination coming from the big cruisers in the port of Barcelona, affecting air quality.
MB92 has kept the same level of electricity consumption as last year. The biggest portion of energy is consumed by yacht crews and the works performed onboard. Then there is the energy consumed in all shipyard operations to move the yachts to dry docking areas, the need for heating during wintertime paint works, machines and equipment, workshops and offices.
MB92 Group Electricity consumption (kWh)
UNIT CONSUMPTION
UNIT CONSUMPTION
MB92 Barcelona kWh 21,240,000
MB92 Barcelona kWh 21,240,000
MB92 La Ciotat kWh 27,712,283
MB92 La Ciotat kWh 27,712,283
MB92 Group total kWh 48,952,283
MB92 Group total kWh 48,952,283
MB92 Barcelona Electricity consumption (kWh)
MB92 La Ciotat Electricity consumption (kWh)
MB92 has already completed the electrification of all docks and has a policy to mandatorily connect all yachts to shore power except in rare cases where not technically feasible. This is in advance of future rules of the upcoming revision of the WFD (Water Framework Directive) and MSFD (Marine Strategy Framework Directive). Broad solutions have been implemented to connect even the biggest and non-standard yachts to shore power.
MB92 Barcelona has ISO 50001 certification for its energy management system. This translates into monitoring energy usage, improving the mix between electricity and fuel, and increasing renewables.
Fuel consumption continues to be reduced through the substitution of obsolete equipment and vehicles for electrical ones.
MB92 Barcelona has standardised the use of electric aero thermic systems for heating during paintworks (until then, heating through diesel consumption was the only way), lowering to 0 the consumption of diesel for heating in the second half of 2022, and helping achieve a general reduction of 40% in diesel usage compared to 2021.
