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Ferrari goes green with rooftop solar installation
autobloggreen.com - 1/22/2009
Ferrari goes green with rooftop solar installation
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Click above to enlarge the Ferrari solar roof What's red, green and Italian all at the same time? That would be the rooftop solar installation that Ferrari has recently installed on its Engine Mechanical Machining facility in Maranello, Italy. The system, created and installed by a ...
Ferrari Factory Goes Solar
environmentalleader.com - 1/22/2009
Ferrari Factory Goes Solar
— environmentalleader.com — Ferrari unveiled a new solar panel system that will cut annual power usage by 210,000 kilowatt-hours at... its facility in Maranello, Italy. Installed on the roof of the Engine Mechanical Machining plant, the system is part of the company’s ... (more) Ferrari Factory Goes Solar

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Ferrari goes solar? Yes (The factories, not the cars)
greenbang.com - 1/22/2009
Ferrari goes solar? Yes (The factories, not the cars)
— greenbang.com — Ferrari this week unveiled a new photovoltaic system on the roof of its engine mechanical machining facility... in Maranello, Italy. The flat-roof array is expected to cut Ferrari’s off-the-grid energy consumption by nearly 214,000 kilowatt-hours ... (more) Ferrari goes solar? Yes (The factories, not the cars)

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Ecofriend:  Eco Tech: Ferrari escalates its green efforts, Maranello plant gets solar roof

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Eco Tech: Ferrari escalates its green efforts, Maranello plant gets solar roof
Ecofriend — ... will be provided by a power plant generating electricity from a single fuel source. These new efforts will reduce Ferrari’s CO2 emission by about 30%. The Dark Side: Apart from generating 210 MWh of electricity annually, the company still has to rely on power plants for heating and cooling needs. The company needs to cut down on electricity usage somehow and try to be as self-dependent as possible. Via: AutoCar/AutoBlogGreen

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