Ferrari last week unveiled a new photovoltaic system on the roof of its engine mechanical machining facility in Maranello, Italy. The flat-roof array of 1,075 solar panels convert sunlight directly into electricity and have been installed along the factory’s south-facing roof. It is expected to cut Ferrari’s off-the-grid energy consumption by nearly 214,000 kilowatt-hours a year.
As part of a continuing sustainability program, the company also plans to install a trigeneration plant at its facilities that would produce clean electricity along with heating and cooling. Expected to go into operation mid-year, the plant would supply almost all of Ferrari’s needed electricity and reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 25 to 30 percent.
Ferrari has moved ahead with numerous green efforts in recent years, receiving ISO14001 certification in 2001. Its Prancing Horse earned Integrated Environmental Authorization in 2007, and the company has also increased the amount of green space inside and outside of its facilities. It says it now has some 165,000 square meters of green space and has planted more than 200 trees on its grounds over the past six months alone.
Source: greenbang.com and autocar.co.uk
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