Logicenters continues to invest in renewable energy in its properties. The logistics real estate company is now set to build one of its largest solar power installations in collaboration with Frigoscandia in Hyllinge.
Despite the ongoing energy crisis and a declining economy, Logicenters persists in its sustainability efforts by expanding solar energy on the rooftops of its properties. In partnership with the contractor Soltech, the company will install solar panels on Frigoscandia’s new logistics facility in Hyllinge.
The property will host Logicenters fifth-largest solar power installation, with an installed capacity of, 3571 kWp covering an area equivalent to five football fields. With this new facility, Logicenters will reach a total installed capacity of 38 MW, reinforcing its position as the real estate company with the most solar panels – both in absolute numbers and in terms of managed area.
“It is important for us at Logicenters to take significant responsibility for the energy transition. Skåne County is the area in Europe with the lowest production capacity relative to consumption, so it feels particularly important that we are building here in Hyllinge and helping to relieve the power grid in the region. The electricity from the solar panels will be used directly in the facility and reduce the need for purchased electricity by nearly 25 percent“, says Jon Malmsten, Solar Energy Expert at Logicenters.
Frigoscandia’s new facility, spanning 36,000 m2, is expected to be completed in the last quarter of 2024 and will be specifically designed for the storage of food in multiple temperature zones. This is particularly suitable for solar panels, as more electricity will be needed to maintain the cold when the sun is shining.
“For us at Frigoscandia, it is entirely natural to integrate solar panels into our properties to reduce our carbon footprint and contribute to our customers’ sustainability goals. Electrification in society is happening at a faster pace than the power grid is equipped for. Therefore, we see solar panels as a necessity to contribute to the common good by relieving the grid when the opportunity arises“, says Mårten Koshko, COO Warehousing & Real Estate at Frigoscandia.