Smart Dialysis®
Technologies for a future-ready dialysis
For more than 60 years, hemodialysis therapy has enabled people to live, or survive, with the diagnosis of chronic kidney failure. This is a blessing for all patients.
The global demand for treatment is increasing by approximately 5% annually. As a result, the already high demand for resources is also increasing. From an economic, social and ecological point of view, we need to rethink quickly. How can we make dialysis fit-for-future? We call our solution “SMART DIALYSIS®”.
SMART DIALYSIS® means intelligently combining our expertise in medical technology with green technologies and connecting them digitally. This helps dialysis centres to reduce their operating costs. At the same time, electricity and water savings reduce the ecological footprint of dialysis. Smart, isn’t it? Welcome to GreenTec Dialysis.
Resource demands of dialysis
Hemodialysis treatments are energy-intensive and require large amounts of valuable drinking water. The carbon footprint is significant. That’s exactly where we come in – to make dialysis more sustainable and therefore “greener”.
Electricity
The daily electricity consumption of all German dialysis centres is equivalent to the energy usage of a city like Greifswald or Friedrichshafen, with around 60,000 people. The annual cost for 120,000 MWh amounts to €36 million¹. Despite the availability of technologies such as photovoltaic systems and heat pumps, only a few centres make use of these possibilities. We integrate cost-effective and sustainable decentralised energy generation into our GreenTec Cross-sector Integration.
Drinking Water
In Germany, around 80,000 people rely on dialysis treatment three times a week. This requires up to 100 million litres of fresh drinking water every week². This is equivalent to the volume of 40 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Drinking water is one of our most important resources, and it is becoming increasingly scarce. All technical, medical and organisational possibilities for saving drinking water must be fully utilized.
CO₂
The vital dialysis treatment generates approximately 4.2 tonnes of CO₂³ per patient every year. For comparison: the average CO₂ emissions per person in Germany are 10.3 tonnes⁴ according to the Federal Environment Agency. This underlines the urgency of a sustainable transformation toward green dialysis in all areas. The goal is to reduce the ecological impact of dialysis without compromising treatment quality for patients.
1) Calculated at an average price of € 0.30 per KWh
2) Own surveys
3) Average values from 2022, collected in 152 German dialysis centres as part of the CO₂ study by the DGfN and GreenTec Dialysis.
4) www.bmuv.de/media/kohlenstoffdioxid-fussabdruck-pro-kopf-in-deutschland
The 5 steps to green dialysis or how we work:
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We look forward to getting to know you and your project. We would be happy to arrange an initial consultation with you via Teams. It is free of charge and without obligation.
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After we have jointly defined the framework in the first step, we are happy to come on site to evaluate the potential. What we do
- Assessment of the technical systems
- Determine the energy-related carbon footprint
- Identify the savings potential
- Suggest specific measures
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The goal has been jointly defined in the analysis of potential. Based on the results, we start the next phase, the technical project planning. This includes
- Technical specialised planning
- Investment planning
- Application for state subsidies
- Financing concept
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We spend a lot of time working with you to reach this step and will continue to be your primary contact throughout the implementation phase. We take care of
- Project coordination
- Single-source implementation as general contractor
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Our mission is to sustainably transform dialysis and significantly reduce resource consumption. In addition to technical solutions, we achieve this primarily through long-term partnerships with our customers. That is why we focus on partnership-based support. We offer you
- Ongoing evaluation of the installed technical systems
- Optimisation & continuous improvement of consumption data
We call it SMART DIALYSIS®.
References
Ecological challenges of dialysis in Germany
120000 MWh
Annual electricity consumption corresponds to a city with 60,000 inhabitants.
100000000 l
Weekly drinking water consumption equals the amount of water held by 40 Olympic swimming pools.
342000 t CO₂
Annual CO₂ emissions correspond to approx. 300 flights of a Boeing 747-400 from Frankfurt to New York and back.
