Citycon has the ambition to become climate neutral by 2030 and shows a great commitment to the green transition. Spread over an area equivalent to approximately 1.5 football fields, solar cells are now being built which are estimated to be able to power a fifth of Åkersberga Köpcentrum's electricity consumption.
In addition to system components and parts from world-leading manufacturers, the facility also comes with some of the industry's highest safety features.
– Åkersberga Centrum is the heart of Österåker municipality and it is gratifying that Citycon and their entire organization show such a great commitment to environmental and sustainability issues. Even during all planning phases of the project, they have shown a great willingness and forward spirit, says Alexander Backström, Project Manager at SBP.
Secured the future with "Co-operation"
The 500 kW facility has an estimated annual production of 420,000 kWh/year and system-wise it corresponds to approximately 100 villa installations.
In addition, Citycon has secured all service, support and ongoing operational issues for 10 years. We at SBP, as a supplier, take care of this as the collaboration is based on our "Co-operation" model, which in summary means that Citycon has not had to make any investment for the solar cell system. Service and support are handled both digitally and physically when needed via real-time connection to the facility where we, among other things, perform remote support and analyze system data and energy production. The model is part of our SaaS service, abbreviated from Solar As A Service.
For Citycon, however, this facility will not be a one-off event.
– We have wanted to do this for a long time and carefully investigated which roof surfaces are suitable. Now we are starting with Åkersberga Centrum and then I hope we can achieve something similar in Mölndal Galleria, which has similar conditions. Citycon has a goal to become carbon dioxide neutral by 2030 and on the way there all our centers will in various ways produce or recycle energy for their own consumption, says Marcus Rylander, Group Property Manager at Citycon, through the company's own channels.
