Sports car maker Porsche is making available roof space on its Sachsenheim central parts warehouse for solar electricity generation.
The company is allowing Goldbeck Solar to use 40,000 sq m to install and operate approximately 8,500 photovoltaic modules. The system has a nominal output of two megawatts which will be fed into the grid of local energy provider E&W Eichwald.
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“Progressive environmental protection and conservation of resources isn’t only a Porsche priority in production. Our central spare parts warehouse provides the ideal conditions for ecological energy generation,” said head of production and logistics Wolfgang Leimgruber.
The installation of the modules will begin before the end of February and the photovoltaic system will be connected to the grid a few weeks later. The system can generate nearly 2m kilowatt hours per year, which is equivalent to the average energy consumption of approximately 500 four person households. At the same time, approximately 1,780 tons of carbon dioxide will be saved every year, the automaker said.
