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Ferrari goes solar? Yes (The factories, not the cars)
Ferrari goes solar? Yes (The factories, not the cars)
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 a year. As part of an ongoing ...
Ferrari Factory Goes Solar
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
Ferrari goes green with rooftop solar installation
Ferrari goes green with rooftop solar installation
autobloggreen.com — 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. ... (more) Ferrari goes green with rooftop solar installation
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Ferrari Factory Goes Solar
Environmental Leader — ... 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 larger plans to go green. Ferrari also has plans for a trigeneration plant, which will cover almost all of the company’s energy needs and cut CO2 emissions by up to 30 percent. Over the past few years, they’ve also worked to create “green areas” in their industrial complexes, planting over 200 trees in the past six months. Still, some question how purchasing a luxury car could be a green choice, as many luxury European car ...

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