Reduce the site's GHG emissions by replacing part of the electricity sourced from the national grid with electricity generated by the photovoltaic solar canopies. Improve well-being of employees and better protect their vehicles.
8,100 m² of photovoltaic solar canopies have been installed over 640 parking places in the employee car park at the Thales Alenia Space site in Toulouse. The photovoltaic solar canopies meet of 6% of the facility’s annual electricity requirements. The electricity generated is consumed by the site itself.
on which the project has a significant impact
Scope 2 – Replace part of the electricity sourced from the national grid with electricity generated by the photovoltaic solar canopies.
Annual electricity production by the solar panels is estimated at 1,798 MWh/year. The estimated LCA emission factor of the solar panels is 48 kgCO2/MWh.
The average annual emission factor of the French power grid is approximately 62 kgCO2/MWh.
The installation of the solar panels therefore generate savings of approximately 25 tCO2/year.
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October 2020
Toulouse, Haute Garonne
By producing green energy for consumption by the Thales site itself, the project contributes to the following SDGs :
A study is under way for an equivalent project at the Thales Alenia Space site in Toulouse.
Similar initiatives are in progress at other Thales sites in France and other Thales Alenia Space sites in Europe (Cannes in France, Charleroi in Belgium, L’Aquila and Turin in Italy).
The conditions of success of a project of this type are as follows:
A partnership has been set up with LVS (subsidiary of EDF ENR).
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