TKE Converting European Factories To 100% Renewable Energy

Since the beginning of 2022, Düsseldorf, Germany-headquartered TK Elevator’s (TKE) escalator and elevator factories in Spain and Germany have been operating exclusively with green electricity. The move marks the next step toward reducing direct emissions. By 2030, TKE expects its power supply to come from 100% renewable sources and, by 2050, plans to have zero emissions. The OEM says converting the plants to renewable electricity has had an immediate impact on the production of a wide range of TKE products, including the synergy, evolution and momentum series of elevators; velino, tugela and victoria escalators; and orinoco and iWalk moving walks. The conversion has also affected TWIN, the industry’s first system with two independent cabins operating independently in one shaft. Due to the change in production, the products contribute to a reduction in the carbon emissions of buildings and public infrastructure worldwide. The change also increases the total share of green electricity in TKE’s European elevator and escalator business to more than 50%.