Daikin Europe N.V. has added to its
green energy bank by the installation
of almost 2000 solar panels at its
Ostend production plant. Designed
to produce about 400,000kW of
electricity per year (the equivalent
consumption of 115 households),
the system went on stream at the end
of August. Energy generated will help
power Daikin’s on-site operations.

The solar panels are located on
certain plant roofs and, to increase
environmental awareness, the
performance of the installation will
be visible via screens in the factory
and reception area. Real time data
will include daily energy production,
CO2 saved and comparisons with
previous periods. The installation
will result in a yearly saving of up to
160t of CO2.

Daikin Europe products are
distributed in the UK by Daikin
Airconditioning UK and Space
Airconditioning.