Belgium : a Volvo  trucks factory without CO2 emissions

The Volvo Europa Truck factory, in Oostakker, near Ghent(Belgium), produces 35 000 trucks per year. In 2004, it emitted 14 400 tons of CO2. Since October 2007, the factory is exclusively heated thanks to a biomass boiler. The electricity necessary to the production and the enlightening of the site is supplied by three wind turbines, 150 solar panels and hydraulic energy. The result is conclusive: there is no CO2 emission anymore to produce the trucks.