Partnership for a better future
In partnership with MyClimate, PlanetSolar is measuring its impact on the environment in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, mainly CO2.
We will offset all our CO2 emissions via MyClimate, a non-profit foundation which promotes greater knowledge about the reduction of CO2 emissions. To this end, we keep a record of all our journeys – whether by train, bus, plane or car – and their impact in terms of carbon dioxide. We are also going to measure and compensate for the impact of building the boat.
Concrete measures
The concrete steps we have taken to reduce the project’s impact on the environment include the following:
- The PlanetSolar website is hosted using solar energy on the Horus Networks servers. As solar energy is not available at night, the electricity grid is used as a battery. However, the energy supplied by the solar array corresponds to about one and a half times the energy used by the computer infrastructure.
- Since the summer of 2009, we have been using electric bicycles (supplied by Easy Move) for local journeys.
- We use energy-saving computers whenever possible. Furthermore, our offices operate using our partner’s rooftop solar plant.
