- New panels convey photo voltaic capability to 3MW, sufficient to energy an electrical automotive to drive from London to Sydney
- International Innovation Centre can run solely on solar energy, fuelling Excessive Efficiency Computing (HPC) testing and a buyer expertise with sustainability in thoughts
BUDAPEST, Hungary, April 24, 2024 – Lenovo has unveiled new photo voltaic panels at its in-house manufacturing facility in Budapest, Hungary, powering Excessive Efficiency Computing (HPC) innovation. Lenovo’s latest International Innovation Centre, unveiled in October 2023 and working on-site on the facility, now has the capability for patrons to check HPC workloads on 100% photo voltaic power.
Lenovo’s manufacturing facility in Budapest was constructed from the bottom up with sustainability in thoughts and the brand new photo voltaic panels convey the full photo voltaic power capability onsite as much as 3 megawatts (MW), sufficient to energy an electrical automotive to drive 10,800 miles. The finished set up, now totalling 5,072 photo voltaic panels throughout two buildings, type a part of an bold world plan to scale back Lenovo’s Scope 2 emissions by increasing using photo voltaic power worldwide, with 17MW of photo voltaic electrical at present operational, and Lenovo investigating extra alternatives for photo voltaic installations in Brazil, Mexico, and China.
“With the give attention to sustainability efforts a outstanding a part of the chief suite’s decision-making course of, we see prospects making vital shifts of their buying behaviour in direction of being extra sustainable. At Lenovo, from our provide chain to our companies, we provide prospects vital assist with regards to serving to attain their sustainability objectives. Our European prospects are actually in a position to check HPC proof of ideas in our innovation centre which may be run off 100% renewable power. They’ll then have their techniques manufactured in a extra sustainable manufacturing facility and shipped inside area utilizing extra sustainable modes of transport and bulk packaging companies, collectively serving to to minimise freight miles and emissions.” stated Stefan Brechling Larsen, International Sustainability Providers Engagement Chief at Lenovo.
“Our prospects even have the power to buy carbon offset credit to assist offset the estimated CO2 emissions related to the common lifecycle of their know-how purchases by buying credit to assist verified Local weather Motion Challenge, and with Lenovo Premier Assist Plus and our Asset and Worth Restoration Providers, they will prolong machine life in addition to extra responsibly handle outdated know-how.”
Sustainability in Innovation and Providers
Lenovo know-how is designed to assist assist prospects sustainability objectives as soon as put in on premise too. For instance, Lenovo Neptune™ direct liquid cooling know-how has the power to ship 95% warmth elimination effectivity and decrease energy consumption as much as 40%. The onsite International Innovation Centre in Budapest, specializing in HPC and Synthetic Intelligence (AI), homes Lenovo’s first European testing and demonstration centre for this sustainable liquid cooling, enabling prospects to expertise these efficiencies earlier than buying.
Additionally on website in Hungary is Lenovo’s Worth Restoration Service European facility the place Lenovo tools is returned, refurbished, and recertified as a sustainability service to assist a extra round economic system that helps to scale back e-waste and permits the acquisition of enterprise {hardware} at an inexpensive value.
Sustainable Manufacturing in Europe
The power in Budapest has applied many sustainability measures together with boosting heating isolation, including new lighting sensors, and reusing warmth from air compressors. Warmth from the manufacturing home is used to maintain the manufacturing area heat, whereas in winter, chilly outdoors air is used for cooling, which helps cut back power prices.
The bodily manufacturing of Lenovo options on website is finished utilizing the patented Low Temperature Solder (LTS) course of that was developed by Lenovo in 2017. With LTS, soldering warmth is utilized at most temperatures of 180 levels Celsius, a discount of 70 levels from the earlier methodology leading to diminished carbon emissions throughout manufacturing. Past the processes, Lenovo additionally helps mitigate its staff’ environmental influence too by providing manufacturing facility employees a free shuttle bus throughout the native space to scale back the variety of automobiles driving to and from the power.
“From day one now we have labored tirelessly to spice up the sustainability throughout the positioning in Budapest. Including elevated photo voltaic technology capability has been an ongoing venture and it’s an thrilling second to now have the power to run our International Innovation Centre on 100% photo voltaic power.” stated Szabolcs Zolyomi, GSC (International Provide Chain) Manufacturing unit Website Chief at Lenovo.
“The brand new photo voltaic panels transfer us in direction of our aim of 4MW photo voltaic capability on the website, equal to the facility generated by 12 gasoline tankers of pure gasoline. Being situated in Europe, with the power to scale back freight miles and this extra photo voltaic power capability, we’re supporting Lenovo’s sustainability objectives in a really tangible means. The European manufacturing facility will solely develop in significance as part of Lenovo’s worldwide provide chain.”
Because the facility turned operational, the Budapest manufacturing facility has shipped 1.5 million workstations and servers to over 2,500 prospects in 70 markets throughout EMEA.
The brand new photo voltaic panels have been formally switched on by Szabolcs Zolyomi and Stefan Brechling Larsen on 24 April 2024, in entrance of media.
