Akademiska Hus is once again making an extensive investment in solar cells in Stockholm. This time, there are two new facilities that will soon be ready to start at the Royal Academy of Music's campus area on Östermalm. The solar cells will produce 135,000 kWh of environmentally friendly electricity every year and are part of Akademiska Hus' work to achieve a zero vision for its climate footprint.
Recently, a total of twelve photovoltaic facilities were put into operation on Campus Solna and KTH Campus and now the turn has come to the Royal Academy of Music (KMH). As part of reducing the amount of energy delivered and instead investing in renewable energy sources, Akademiska Hus is investing SEK 2 million in two new facilities on the campus area. These have been placed on the roofs of the Glashuset and Flygeln buildings and cover an area of approximately 800 square meters. The facilities are planned to be ready and ready for use during the first half of May, just in time for all the summer hours of sunshine.
- We are pleased that our modern campus will be even more future-oriented and that our education, research and concert activities can use very locally produced electricity. This is an important step in our sustainability work, says Helena Wessman, Rector of KMH.
The road to climate neutrality
Akademiska Hus has high climate goals and has decided on a zero vision for its climate footprint. The investment in solar cells on KMH's campus is one of several similar investments on campus around the country. At present, Akademiska Hus has a total of 112 facilities in its property portfolio, which annually produces 9.2 million kWh of sustainable electricity for Swedish universities. In the next few years, the real estate company plans to take further steps by installing more facilities which, when completed, will contribute to Akademiska Hus' total amount of solar being estimated at just over 13.5 million kWh per year.
- Together with our customers, Akademiska Hus puts great effort into achieving a more sustainable energy supply and strengthening the green profile of our campus areas. With more solar cells on the roofs, we create energy-smart buildings at the same time as we contribute to the transition to a fossil-free society, says Magnus Öhrman, group manager in energy and technology at Akademiska Hus.