The energy arm of the V Group, represented by the companies VEN Energy and Green, successfully completed, at the beginning of 2022, the construction of wind farms, with a capacity of 2.35 MW each, at the "Megalo Vouno 1" and "Mugdota" sites of the Municipal Dervenochoria Unit, Tanagra Municipality, Central Greece Region.
The V Group Group designed and implemented the installation of two ENERCON E-92 type wind energy converters (wind turbines), with a height of 69m and a power of 2.35 MW, for its wind farms at the locations "Megalo Vouno" and "Mugdota", in the Municipal Unit of Dervenochoria, of the Municipality of Tanagra, of the Regional Unit of Boeotia. This specific investment, aligned with the norms of the energy transition, increases the participation of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) in domestic consumption and in achieving energy savings for the final consumer, while at the same time strengthening the security of the country's energy supply.
In the field of electricity generation from renewable sources, the V Group has set itself the goal of developing significant installed capacity from wind and photovoltaics in the coming years, diversifying the energy portfolio and contributing to the balancing of the Group's greenhouse gas emissions balance.
The shift to wind energy and to RES as a whole results from the rearrangement of energy production worldwide and is inextricably linked to the environment as well as the economic development indicators of the country. Indicatively, each installed megawatt (MW) of wind energy prevents the release of approximately 3,000 tons of CO2 per year, while for each kilowatt hour (kWh) produced by wind farms, the release of one kilogram (1kgr) of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is avoided.
Among the advantages of RES and, specifically, wind energy, is the decentralization of the energy system due to their geographical dispersion. This has the effect of meeting energy needs at regional and local level, thereby relieving infrastructure systems and limiting energy transmission losses.
Avoiding burdening the local environment with dangerous gaseous pollutants, contributing to the strengthening of energy independence and the security of energy supply at national level, as well as the creation of new jobs, are added to the long list of benefits of utilizing wind energy, the which co-shape the strategy of VEN Energy and Green companies in the energy landscape.
Also, in 2021 the energy sector of the V Group made investments for the installation and operation of three Photovoltaic Parks with a total power of 1.5MW (0.5MW each) at the locations "TRAGANA" of the Municipality of Kameni Vourla, "BALTOS TROLIA" of the Municipality of Stylida and "BALTOS" of the Municipality of Stylidas of the Regional Unit of Fthiotida.
At the same time, the VEN Engineering company, a member of the Group, with the support of the energy sector companies, GREEN and VEN Energy, planned and carried out the installation of a 200 KW Net Metering system on the ceilings of its non-hazardous waste management facilities in Aspropyrgos, and is about to complete the installation of a corresponding system on the roof of the new state-of-the-art unit that undertakes the management of hazardous waste for the production of alternative fuel and alternative raw materials in Ritsona.
Finally, the Group, in the context of offsetting gas emissions, based on the calculations of the carbon footprint of its companies, financed a wind farm in the suburbs of Hebei, China. The project involves the installation and operation of 54 750kW wind turbines, 100 800kW wind turbines and 53 1500kW wind turbines, with a total capacity of 200MW, to produce approximately 438,550 MWh of clean electricity per year. The operation of the wind farm is to save 350,000 tons of carbon dioxide.
With its investments in clean energy, the Group contributed to the achievement of global goals 3, 7, 8, 9, 13 and 15 of sustainable development.
