Enel help Genagricola, the largest Italian agricultural company with 8 hectares cultivated in 22 sites controlled by Generali, to become the first in the sector with zero impact. This was announced in a note by the Enel Group business line, specifying that the objective of the collaboration is to maximize the use of energy from renewable sources through the construction of photovoltaic plants with approximately 1,2 MW of power. The new infrastructures will then be associated with a consumption measurement and control system that will make it possible to reduce waste. In addition, the conversion of the Genagricola company fleet to electric has already begun, which will be accompanied by the installation of 42 charging stations.
"To start a concrete path of sustainability, it is necessary to start from the analysis and measurement of the present - explains Nicola Tagliafierro, Head of Sustainability at Enel X - We accompany Genagricola along a process of ecological transition capable of fully satisfying the needs of the business, increasing competitiveness and at the same time achieve environmental objectives”.
According to Enel X, Genagricola will improve the average level of energy circularity from the current 19% to around 38% through the use of renewables, better energy management and circular enablers with a reduction of the environmental impact in terms of CO2 equal to 12 tonnes for the next 20 years only linked to energy interventions.
“In this historic moment, agriculture has the obligation to redesign the logic of energy supply to support production - says Igor Boccardo, CEO of Genagricola - We are taking up this challenge with new impetus, finding in Enel X a partner with whom to design the energy transition process, with a goal as clear as it is ambitious: to become a model for the agricultural sector".
