Konecranes Pune plant goes extensively solar

By OEM Update Editorial March 15, 2017 11:36 am IST

A company dedicated to producing environmentally friendly and energy-efficient lifting machinery, Konecranes, has put its philosophy into action in its own manufacturing processes by converting one of its newest global plants to operate extensively on solar power.

The plant in Pune, which serves the growing needs of the wider Asian market, has in partnership with CleanMax Solar installed a 7,300 sq.m. rooftop solar array with an estimated total capacity of 730 kWp to provide 67 per cent of the company’s energy requirement.

“By taking unused roof space and transforming it to the productive task of making clean energy, we will save about 1,300 MT of carbon emissions per annum, which is as good as removing 400 cars off the road,” said Suhas Baxi, Konecranes Managing Director-Sub-Region South Asia.

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