Sustainable energy. Everyone’s talking about it, but at Geldof, we put our money where our mouth is, with a set of ambitious climate goals to get us closer towards carbon neutrality. For 2022, we aimed to reduce our carbon footprint by 15% and we are on track to achieve this KPI.

As part of this plan, we made a sizeable investment in a new photovoltaic installation, inaugurated just last week. The installation will produce an annual 701 000 kWh in green energy, good for over 30% of all energy consumption at our Harelbeke HQ. On a yearly basis, this means a reduction of 161 tons of CO2, or the equivalent of planting 7 245 trees. The solar installation consists of 1 794 photovoltaic panels, divided over 3 roofs with an installation capacity of 825 kWp in an east-west orientation connected to 5 SMA Sunny Tripower core inverters. In preparation of the new installation, all 3 roofs were completely recovered in a fresh topcoat, for a total of 10 171 m² roofing.

But wait, there’s more! In a second phase of the project, we are also investing in sustainable mobility. For pics and info, stay tuned… and keep an eye on our website and LinkedIn page.