Gothenburg, Sweden – Volvo’s car factory in Torslanda is now climate neutral.
Volvo Cars considers a production to be absolutely climate neutral when there is no net accumulation of greenhouse fuel emissions into the environment due to the electrical power and heating used in the plant.
To do this, the plant used “living ceiling environments”, captured solar energy and now uses biogas to generate heat, among other measures.
The plant took about 4 years to get to this point, and occurs when most major brands have at least some form of organic production initiatives.
In the future, Torslanda plans to make even more energy-efficient innovations in your plant, such as upgrades to your existing heating and lighting systems. Last year, Volvo’s oldest plant achieved annual energy savings of approximately 7,000 MWh. equivalent to the annual energy intake of more than 450 Swedish family home circles.
“Making Torslanda our first climate-neutral car plant is a step,” said Javier Varela, Head of Industrial Operations and Quality at Volvo Cars.
While the Torslanda plant is Volvo’s first vehicle factory to achieve climate neutrality, its own Skovde engine factory was Volvo’s first plant to be climate neutral, which is part of the company’s efforts to make its entire global production network climate-neutral until 2025. .
© Collision Repair Magazine – Copyright