Two wind turbines, each with a height of 150 metres, have begun operations producing ‘green’ electricity for Ford’s Genk plant in Belgium.
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Installed by local energy company, Electrabel, each unit has an output of two megawatts of power, enough to power 2,500 private homes, Ford says. The wind turbines will deliver a significant part of the electrical power needed in the Genk Plant which produces the Mondeo, S-Max and Galaxy models.
“It’s part of our ongoing effort to implement a broad portfolio of environmental initiatives across our European plants that are aimed at further reducing the CO2 footprint from our manufacturing operations,” said Wolfgang Schneider, vice president, Governmental and Environmental Affairs, Ford of Europe.
“Such developments demonstrate the substantial progress we are making and our commitment to further improving our environmental performance,” said Schneider.
“We are building on that progress and continuing to look at ways to further reducing the carbon footprint of our manufacturing and office locations across Europe parallel to the carbon footprint of our products.”
