Gebrüder Weiss now generates solar energy in Switzerland
Altenrhein / Lauterach, December 8, 2022. Gebrüder Weiss is growing regenerative sources to provide power to its logistics terminals. In October this yr, the worldwide transport and logistics firm commissioned its newest photovoltaic (PV) system at its Swiss location in Altenrhein. The system has an put in capability of 270 kW peak, saving 20 tons of CO2 yearly. For comparability: this output may provide practically 55 single-family houses with electrical energy.
“The roof of the logistics heart is right for producing solar energy. The brand new PV set up permits us to fulfill round 40 p.c of the placement’s electrical energy wants,” says Oskar Kramer, Nation Supervisor Switzerland at Gebrüder Weiss. There are already plans to develop the system subsequent yr, in addition to to construct a PV set up on the Basel location.
The most recent enlargement brings Gebrüder Weiss one step nearer to assembly its environmental goal of attaining carbon neutrality for its logistics amenities by 2030. The place technically possible, the logistics firm is progressively switching the way it generates electrical energy in its amenities to solar energy. By now, solar energy programs are a normal characteristic of latest buildings. Twenty-one such PV installations are already in service at a number of areas in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, saving 1,100 tons of CO2 yearly. These present installations at the moment cowl ten p.c of its complete electrical energy necessities in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
Learn the present Sustainability Report for additional data on Gebrüder Weiss’ actions: https://sustainability.gw-world.com/sustainablity-report-2021/
Gebrüder Weiss photovoltaic system in Altenrhein:
• Floor space: 1,700 m2
• Photo voltaic panels: 693
• Most output: 270 kW peak
• Electrical energy yield/yr: 250 megawatt-hours
• CO2 emissions saved/yr: 20 tons
Gebrüder Weiss Company Group photovoltaics:
• Whole variety of areas with PV programs: 21
• Whole space of all PV programs: 46,500 m2
• Electrical energy yield of all PV programs/yr: 8,800 megawatt-hours
• CO2 emissions saved/yr in any respect areas: 1,100 tons
About Gebrüder Weiss
Gebrüder Weiss, a world freight forwarder with a core enterprise of overland transport, air, and sea freight and logistics, is the world’s oldest transport firm with a historical past that dates again greater than 500 years. The family-owned firm employs practically 8,000 folks worldwide and boasts 180 company-owned areas. The enterprise presence in North America consists of headquarters in Chicago and places of work in Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, El Paso, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver. Growing and altering with its prospects’ wants throughout its lengthy historical past, Gebrüder Weiss can be a pioneer in sustainable enterprise practices having applied myriad ecological, financial, and social initiatives. The corporate’s steady progress illustrates the necessity for extremely skilled suppliers of worldwide options via a world community of provide chain consultants. Custom-made options with a single level of contact present prospects with an distinctive service expertise centered on dependable and economical options. www.gw-world.com
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