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Boosting warehouse sustainability with robotics and automation<\/h1>\n\n
Insights<\/a><\/span> \/ Boosting warehouse sustainability with robotics and automation<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n

As sustainability becomes a top priority around the world, the topic of warehouse sustainability has come to the forefront in our industry. Businesses, staff and customers alike are eager to see facilities cut emissions and implement sustainable practices.<\/p>\n\n

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Many warehouses are still wasteful and energy intensive. Fortunately, the same technologies that can make processes more efficient and improve a facility\u2019s bottom line also represent a major step forward in warehouse sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The boom in eCommerce and eGrocery<\/a>, combined with ever-growing demand for faster online order fulfilment, has driven businesses to invest in warehouse automation technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact us to discover how we can help you cut emissions through implementing sustainable practices<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is how automation and robotics are driving sustainability in warehousing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greater density, greater efficiency<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are some things that machines simply do better than human beings, and warehouse processes are one of them. Although around 90% of warehouses worldwide still rely on manual processes, this is an inefficient use of both space and energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A facility designed for human employees has a footprint four times larger than a fully automated system, on average. Lighting and heating this massive space is both expensive and energy intensive. Robots, by comparison, can work in a quarter of the space \u2013 and don\u2019t need light or a comfortable temperature to operate. This means that a warehouse operator only has to light and heat the smaller area used by human workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Density also offers other advantages. Experts estimate<\/a> that around 30% of an average building\u2019s lifetime carbon footprint comes from the construction process, so the most sustainable warehouse may be one that has already been built. Retrofitting existing spaces also makes more financial sense than buying or building new facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s more, the ability for automated warehouse systems to operate in tight, unusually shaped spaces means that they can be installed in \u2018non-traditional\u2019 environments, such as at the back of an existing high street store. These micro fulfilment centres<\/a> or \u201cdark warehouses\u201d can reduce the carbon emissions associated with last-mile deliveries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather than relying on a diesel vehicle to drive around a neighbourhood making stops, a store can have stock on hand so people can easily pick it up in-store. In environments where people can walk, cycle, or use public transport to reach the store, this represents a significant decrease in carbon emissions \u2013 and it\u2019s faster and more convenient than relying on delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Efficient technology<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Intuitively, non-experts may assume that a warehouse packed with technology would be more energy intensive. The reality is that many modern robots are extremely energy efficient and the key to a sustainable warehouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AutoStore<\/a> robots, for example, use rechargeable batteries and recapture a significant portion of the energy they expend using regenerative braking. In fact, the total energy usage of ten of these robots equals that of just one ordinary vacuum cleaner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To go one step further, a sustainable warehouse can use solar power to operate robots with zero carbon emissions. For example, a warehouse for Berggaard Amundsen<\/a> in Norway \u2013 a country with very little sunlight \u2013 installed solar panels on the roof and fa\u00e7ade. For the majority of the year, the energy generated is enough to power the for the entire AutoStore system \u2013 <\/em>as well as 40 electric vehicle chargers for the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An efficient warehouse is a sustainable warehouse<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The good news is that operators can kill two birds with one stone: increasing efficiency is both good for the bottom line and<\/em> good for the planet. Automated warehouses can be smaller, closer to the products\u2019 ultimate destination, and more energy efficient, making them an obvious choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about our warehouse automation solutions<\/a> or contact us<\/a> today to learn what we can do for your facility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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