International. Panasonic reported that it has already started operations in its first zero-CO2 factories, exactly at the Panasonic Eco Technology Center Co., in Hyogo, Japan, and at the Panasonic Energy Belgium, in Tessenderlo, Belgium, since last January.
Panasonic is involved with environmental management and, since practically its foundation, has promoted environmental activities with a clear direction towards 2050 under the concept "Panasonic Environment Vision 2050", developed in June 2017. In pursuit of a sustainable society, the company has worked globally to create factories that do not emit carbon dioxide during their operations. The PETEC factory, which recycles household appliances, and the PECBE factory, which produces batteries, have become the first factories with zero CO2 emissions thanks to Panasonic, which has installed renewable energy generation systems and implemented the use of carbon credits to offset CO2 emissions from fossil fuels. siles.
Both factories have implemented the following measures, which are expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by a combined total of approximately 5000 tons per year:
PETEC
1. It has installed a photovoltaic power generation system (installed in 2009, with power generation capacity: 50 kW of HITTM solar panels; it will be expanded to 624 kW in 2019).
2. You have switched all purchased electricity to 100% renewable energy sources (using Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.'s "Hydraulic Ecological Plan" and non-fossil certificates).
3. You have used the J credit to offset CO2 emissions from fossil fuels.
In the future, PETEC will promote measures using in-house developed technologies, including strengthening energy conservation activities, increasing the use of renewable energies such as geothermal heat, and introducing technology to absorb, separate and use CO2 emitted by fossil fuels.
PECBE
1. It has installed a 100-meter-high wind power generation system at the factory (installed in 2016, with a power generation capacity of 2 MW)
2. It has changed all the electricity purchased to 100% renewable energy sources.
3. It has replaced boilers that used fossil fuels with other types of systems that, in addition, save energy.
In addition, with the aim of making the factory greener, PECBE is promoting several activities, including the use of LED lighting, the adoption of an electric car as a company vehicle and the use of wood waste for the walls of the factory's new dining room.
