Swedish steelmaker SSAB’s Ghedi Steel Service Center, located in Northern Italy, has installed solar panels on the roof of its production facility, henceforth operating exclusively with fossil-free energy.
The new steel roof for the SSAB Ghedi Steel Service Center uses a trapezoidal profile provided by Ruukki Construction, a division of the SSAB Group, and is made from sustainable GreenCoat® color coated steel. GreenCoat® color coated steels use Swedish rapeseed oil in the coating.
The project was headed by Solnet Group, which offers modern smart solar solutions that provide accurate real-time data on solar utility. The panels will generate an estimated annual energy production of 830 MWh.
''We will consume roughly 50% of the solar energy provided by the solar system for our Ghedi steel service centre production, office building, and for the charging of our electric vehicles. The rest will be sold back to the grid”.
Julia Seeber, managing director, SSAB Swedish Steel S.p.A.
"We are happy to be able to reach our sustainability targets with the help of solar energy. We will consume roughly 50% of the solar energy provided by the solar system for our Ghedi steel service centre production, office building, and for the charging of our electric vehicles. The rest will be sold back to the grid”, said Julia Seeber, managing director, SSAB Swedish Steel S.p.A.
“Our investment in a new steel roof for our Italian Steel Service Centre in Ghedi incorporating SSAB GreenCoat color coated steel supplied by Ruukki Construction and solar panels supplied by Solnet, is another example of SSAB’s commitment to eliminating CO2 in our operations.''
Tony Harris, head of sales and business development at SSAB Europe
“Our investment in a new steel roof for our Italian Steel Service Centre in Ghedi incorporating SSAB GreenCoat color coated steel supplied by Ruukki Construction and solar panels supplied by Solnet, is another example of SSAB’s commitment to eliminating CO2 in our operations. Whether at our steel mills or further downstream access to renewable energy is critical to reduce CO2 emissions. This investment represents another step in securing this ambition”, added Tony Harris, head of sales and business development at SSAB Europe.
The SSAB Steel Service Center in Ghedi manufactures cut-to-length steel from SSAB brands like SSAB Laser, Strenx, SSAB Domex and SSAB Boron with an annual processing capacity of 80kt– now all produced with fossil-free energy only.