SOMFY // 2022 Annual Report

03 NON-FINANCIAL STATEMENT

MAXIMISING AVOIDED EMISSIONS

PROVIDING SOLUTIONS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Solar radiation on a window pane is equivalent to the heating power of a 500 W per m 2 radiator. The use of solar shading makes it possible to manage this energy input into the building. SOMFY develops and commercialises motors and automation controls that make the most of the sun’s energy input in winter and protect against it in summer. The benefit to building occupants istwofold: improved thermal comfort and energy savings. Thermal studies carried out in 2021 and 2022 and validated by Carbone 4, assessed the carbon impact of SOMFY solutions. The table below summarises the results of motorisation and automation of roller shutters installed inresidential buildings in six European countries.

Emissions induced by the products (kt CO 2 e)

Emission reduction in user customer buildings (kt CO 2 e)

Emissions avoided (kt CO 2 e)

Ratio Emissions avoided/Emissions induced

Country France

2.9

41

161

120

Germany

1.0

93

186

93

Belgium

6.0

7

49

42

Poland

1.1

30

65

34

Spain

1.9

5

13

9

Italy

0.7

6

10

4

TOTAL

182

484

302

1.7

Avoided CO 2 emissions by country in the European residential market.

The results are calculated in relation to a reference scenario consisting of the most commonly installed products in buildings, i.e. manual roller shutters. The avoided emissions are the difference between the reducedemissions in the building and theemissions induced by the products. The main findings are as follows: – SOMFY solutions have a positive impact and avoid on average 1.7 times their carbon mass for user customers; – there are wide variations between countries, due to the energymix of each country as well as tothe level of automation of solutions. The avoided emissions generated by automated solutions are indeed three times higher than those generated by motorised solutions in the area studied.

Configurators taking into account the geographical location of buildings and the type of housing will be introduced in 2023 so that potential energy gains can be assessed in every situation.

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