Alstom installs over 3,500 solar panels at its Barcelona industrial site
Alstom installs over 3,500 solar panels at its Barcelona industrial site
The solar energy project will have an installed peak power of 2,041 kWp, with an energy generation capacity equivalent to 26.5% of the factory's consumption.
The site already has a certified and renewable energy purchase plan for 100% of its electricity consumption.
Alstom's industrial site in Santa Perpètua (Barcelona) has completed the first phase of the installation of an ambitious photovoltaic solar energy project which will produce energy equivalent to 26.5% of the factory's energy consumption. The first panels have already been connected to the energy network, producing the first carbon-free in-house generated megawatts.
This first phase just inaugurated involved the installation of 2,419 solar panels on the roofs of workshops, office buildings, and the parking area, with parking spaces being covered to accommodate the solar panels. In the second phase, which is scheduled for completion before the end of June, additional solar panels will be installed in a secondary parking area that is currently being covered with a roof.
The project, developed in collaboration with Edison Next, involves the installation of 3,596 photovoltaic panels, with an installed peak power of 2,041 kWp. Each year, these panels will produce 2,776 MWh of clean, renewable energy.
Located on the various car parks and and building roofs, the solar panels will cover an area of more than 9,000 square metres, approximately the equivalent of two football pitches.
Thanks to this installation, 694 tonnes of CO2 emissions will be avoided (equal to the emissions produced by 162 petrol cars during a year), thus furthering the site's commitment to sustainability.
Currently, like the rest of Alstom Spain's centres, Santa Perpètua uses only electricity from renewable sources and has been implementing an energy efficiency plan for several years to reduce electricity consumption. This plan includes, among others, the renewal of machinery for more efficient equipment, the installation of LED lighting and the implementation of awareness campaigns.
In addition, a recently finished 1.000-tree forest at the site land, has been registered within the Ministry for Ecological Transition, thus being the first factory in the railway sector to register its CO2 emissions and develop a project to absorb and compensate them.
