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Brainport Industries Campus: More Green Electricity and Completely Waste-free in the Long Run

By District Energy posted 10-07-2020 13:44

  

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More than 1 million houses in the Netherlands now have solar panels on their roofs, according to research by Dutch New Energy. But the business community has not been idle either. Figures from CBS Statistics Netherlands show that in 2019 companies have generated more energy than homes for the first time. For companies, the increase compared to 2018 was 59 percent greater than for homes (39 percent).

These CBS figures do not yet include the more than 5400 solar panels that were installed on the roof of Brainport Industries Campus last summer. These solar panels generate a total of around 2 million kWh per year and contribute to the sustainability of the campus. ENGIE‘s Leo van der Linden explains that the energy is used to cool and heat BIC in a sustainable way. “These 5,432 solar panels supply energy to the power plant that, for example, drives heat pumps and ensures that the heat and cold storage (CHP) system works. This makes the campus even more sustainable. There were already solar panels on the roof and there is no gas connection here, which is special for such a large factory site.”

In addition to the energy system on the campus, ENGIE also supplies compressed air and other facilities that companies need. Together with these companies and the campus, it looks at energy needs and how these can be solved as economically as possible.

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