Goodyear completes solar carport at Colmar-Berg

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company,working together with energy supplier Enovos,  has completed the first of two large solar power stations at its testing facilities in Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, which will provide clean energy for Luxembourg citizens. The first power station in the presence of the Minister of Energy and Land Management, Claude Turmes, the company announced on 15 September 2021.

The photovoltaic carport, which consists of 1,500 solar panels and covers a parking lot of around 4,000 m2, is the largest of its kind in Luxembourg. With an annual production of 657,500 kWh, the carport will generate enough energy to supply more than 170 households.

Completion of the second station is targeted for 2022. When finished, both stations will produce annually around 5 GWh of electric power and reduce carbon emissions by around 50,000 tons for the next 20 years, while providing clean energy yearly for more than 1,300 households.

“After having switched to green and carbon-free energy in May 2021 at our Luxembourg site, we are now also producing it for Luxembourgish households”, says with pleasure Xavier Fraipont, Goodyear’s Vice President for Product Development in Europe Middle East and Africa. “This project is part of Goodyear’s global Better Future corporate responsibility goals and also highlights our willingness to support the Luxembourgish government in its aim to switch to 100% renewable energies.”