Ferrari goes verde, adds photovoltaic solar cells to plant
Looks like green might replace red as the most popular color at Ferrari. The supercar manufacturer just added a whole roof-full of photovoltaics atop its Engine Mechanical Machining facility in Maranello. Those solar panels should cut Ferrari's outside power needs, reducing the amount of energy the company draws from the grid by about 210,000 kWh a year and could result in a 25-30% reduction in CO2 emissions.
The solar cells are the latest move in Ferrari's plan to improve environmental sustainability. They've already increased the natural ecological areas inside and outside the production and management facilities. Ferrari has also added an additional 200 trees to the 165,000 square meters of green space on campus in just the past six months. The system uses 1,075 Mitsubishi solar modules, but that doesn't mean you can tease Ferrari owners by saying that they drive something powered by a Mitsubishi motor.
[Source: AutoblogGreen]
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Sea Urchin 8:37AM (1/23/2009)
For those who do not know, verde means green is Spanish. Frank found that out because he likes Mexican takeout, and to keep thing different orders salsa verde (green salsa).
Wow, Frank, how do you do it all?
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F-22 8:50AM (1/23/2009)
Spanish or Italian?
416Hammy 9:15AM (1/23/2009)
It's an article about an ITALIAN automaker, using an ITALIAN word in the title.
Sheesh...
Mazda FTW! 10:59AM (1/23/2009)
Verde is also green in Italian.
EvilTollMan 9:15AM (1/23/2009)
I heart Mexicans
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Justin 11:07AM (1/23/2009)
I don't heart illegals when it comes to installing my solar panel, it can be a very expansive mistake.
Andrea 9:16AM (1/23/2009)
Both ;)
Saluti
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416Hammy 9:17AM (1/23/2009)
They "verde" their plants, which are cranking out 11 MPG cars.
Oh, the irony.
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EJ25RUN 9:20AM (1/23/2009)
Yeah, i was hoping for 4-6 mpg.
We cant kill the planet fast enough. Gotta find a way to be more efficient.
montoym 4:30PM (1/24/2009)
One day, I think it would be interesting to see Ferrari unveil a green supercar.
They can call it the Testaverde(affectionately known as "Vinny" :-)).
This would be a play on the Testarossa. The "Vinny" would of course have to come complete with Green Cylinder heads though(as opposed to the Testarossa's red heads, provided it is ICE powered at all.
For those unaware, Testarossa means "red head" in Italian, hence the red cylinder heads.
Smegley 9:21AM (1/23/2009)
The combined output of all those cells will fire up 1.7 espressos per hour.
"Espresso verde" ..... that's a first. I hope the "baristas" in Portland don't pick up on that.
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Todd 11:17AM (1/23/2009)
"Mr. Owl, How many PV Cells does it take to run the windtunnel?"
"Lets find out...1, 2, 3...50...100..."
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Nick 12:13PM (1/23/2009)
The cool thing about these systems is as these companies install them, it gets cheaper and cheaper for home users to install them..
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Cameron 2:05PM (1/23/2009)
Exactly.