Helsinki, Finland: Finnair Cargo has installed an additional 1,790 solar panels to the roof of its Cool Nordic Cargo Hub at Helsinki Airport in Finland.
These join 1,200 panels installed when the terminal was originally constructed and provide enough energy on sunny days to sustain the cargo space and feed surplus energy to other Finnair activities.
Finnair’s cargo terminal opened in 2018 handling carrying temperature-controlled cargo, such as seafood, pharmaceuticals and other perishables.
“The Cool Nordic Cargo Hub will be the third largest solar panel energy production unit in Finland. At the maximum level, the solar power station can produce over 1.1 MW peaks, more than tripling our production,” says Gabriela Hiitola, senior vice president, Finnair Cargo.
After the Cool solar upgrade, solar panels produce the equivalent of 37% of annual Cool electricity consumption.
