Daimler Truck has declared its goal of developing sustainable and future-proof transport solutions for the movement of goods and passengers and putting them on the road.By 2039, the company aims to achieve carbon dioxide (CO2)-neutral production in all plants and business units worldwide. The European sites will already be CO2-neutral from this year partly by sourcing electricity from solar, wind, and hydroelectric power.
Another important component of Daimler Truck's “green production” initiative is the expansion of self-supply from renewable energies thanks to additional photovoltaic systems. At the German Mercedes-Benz plants in Woerth, Kassel, Gaggenau, and Mannheim, assembly of the new plants began in the fall and are scheduled to be successively connected to the grid by May 2023.
At present, 5,400 kWp of photovoltaic modules are installed at the German truck sites, so that - together with existing systems - up to 5,700 MWh of electricity can be generated per year. This is equivalent to the annual consumption of around 1,400 households with four people.
The 13,000 plus modules, mainly installed on building roofs, have a surface area of around 39,000 square metres.
Sebastian Brendel, responsible for central energy and environmental management at Daimler, said, “In order to rapidly drive forward the transformation of our industry, we are working intensively to achieve CO2 neutrality and decarbonisation at our sites around the world. The expansion of photovoltaics is an important contribution to Daimler Truck's sustainable business strategy and a major step toward energy independence for our production sites.”
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