Sustainability

Since August 2023, Tatonka has covered approx. 65% of the electricity demand at the Binh Dinh plant with renewable energy.

Tatonka put a 550 kWp photovoltaic system at its Binh Dinh manufacturing facility in August 2023 into operation. The system with 828 solar panels provides an average of 2300 kilowatt hours of energy per day. The generated electricity is consumed immediately and covers about 65% of the daily needs of the entire production. Due to the uniform solar radiation in the country close to the equator, the plant can be used all year round with almost constant efficiency.

Inbetriebnahme einer Fotovoltaik-Anlage - In der Fertigung in Binh Dinh wird eine Fotovoltaik-Anlage mit 550 kWp in Betrieb genommen. Der erzeugte Strom wird sofort verbraucht und deckt etwa 65% des täglichen Bedarfs der gesamten Produktion.

The project was completely self-financed without subsidies, and the plant will pay for itself in a period of about ten years. “It is an investment that pays off ecologically and ultimately also economically – that’s how it has to be if you want to operate healthily as a company,” says Andreas Schechinger, company owner and managing director of Tatonka. He once again emphasizes the advantages of manufacturing “in one’s own hands”: investments are made at the point where improvements are directly achieved, which can also be communicated transparently.