Thursday 28 May 2020

Romanian petrol stations to be powered by solar energy

OMV Petrom has installed photovoltaic (PV) panels at 40 filling stations in Romania to supply them with renewable energy for their electricity needs.

The photovoltaic panels will produce more than 30,000kWh of solar energy every year in each filling station, which is the equivalent of an annual average consumption for eight Romanian households.

Thanks to the energy produced by the systems, each filling station will contribute to the reduction of the carbon footprint by more than eight tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions every year.

It is estimated the fall in carbon dioxide emissions in the 40 filling stations is equivalent to recycling nearly three tonnes of waste.