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Renault launches the world’s
biggest automotive industry solar roof project
In partnership with Gestamp Solar,
Renault is launching the world’s biggest solar energy project in
the automotive industry by installing solar roof panels at its
French plants.
In partnership with Gestamp Solar,
which took over the project started by Eiffage, Renault is
launching the biggest solar panel project in the global
automotive industry.
When the 450,000 m2 of solar
panels are operational, they will cover an area equivalent to 63
football fields. The installed power capacity of 60 MW is the
equivalent annual electricity consumption of a town with a
population of 15,000.
The project is part of Renault
2016 - Drive The Change, Renault’s strategic plan to reduce its
carbon footprint by 10% by 2013 and by a further 10% between
2013 and 2016. The solar panel project will reduce CO2 emissions
by 30,000 tonnes a year.
Renault has implemented several
actions to reduce consumption at its plants (e.g. the zero
carbon plant in Tangiers). With the solar roof project, Renault
is showing its concern to conserve resources by diversifying the
energy mix used to generate electricity, and particularly by
using renewable energy sources.
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