LeMur is committed to developing a business model that not only ensures the long-term viability of the Company, but is also environmentally friendly, socially beneficial, and based on fair and future-oriented governance. With this in mind, LeMur has always used only energy from 100% renewable hydroelectric power, which does not lead to CO2 emissions. The energy crisis began in the second half of 2021 and escalated by the outbreak of the crisis in Ukraine made the investment in the installation of a photovoltaic system no longer procrastinable. The plant, consisting of 2196 panels for 1MWp with an annual production of one Gigawatt-hour (one million KWh), went into operation in early 2023.

This important investment for an energy-intensive company like LeMur has a twofold purpose: to cut external supply thus reducing the energy bill and contributing to the company’s economic sustainability, and to promote environmental sustainability by producing a significant amount of energy from renewable sources. In addition to the installation of the photovoltaic system, resources have been invested in improving the efficiency of the production plant with the renovation of the roof over an area of 7,000 square metres, reducing the consumption of natural gas used for winter heating.

The investment benefited by the contribution provided under the 2021 – 2027 Programme of the European Regional Development Fund – ERDF managed by the Autonomous Province of Trento by means of Provincial Law no. 6/1999.

The Province’s goal is to reduce its emissions by 55% by 2030. For the industry, the goal by 2030 is a 24% saving in particular due to a promotion of photovoltaics (150 MW installed compared to the current 50) and energy monitoring.

In the Province of Trento there are 719 hectares of industrial roofing, of which 45%, corresponding to 320 hectares, represent the ‘technical potential’ of industrial photovoltaics, with a production when fully operational (target 2030) of 120 GWh/year.

Read the full article in L’Adige, 17.02.2024