Amico & Co moves ahead with renewable energy for Genoese site
Amico & Co has installed a new renewable energy system to cover 53 per cent of the annual needs of its shipyard and Waterfront Marina production activities in Genoa.
The photovoltaic system, with 1782 solar panels, occupies an area of over 4,300 m2.
This is believed to be the largest privately built solar array in a port area in Italy. The system, which develops a maximum power of about 1MegaWatt peak (MWp), extends over the roofs of the shipyard hangars and offices as well as the marina buildings.
It was made by Ceresa Next, a spin-off company from Fratelli Ceresa. The latter was founded in 1921 and was historically active in the energy services market for condominium clients.
With this latest investment of around €1m, Amico & Co says it has taken another step towards its clean manufacturing objective. It details the journey of this as the electrification of the shipyard’s docks in 2007/2009, and the later construction of permanent hangars and fixed structures (dry-docks) which are capable of efficiently confining and isolating vessels during works, from 2010/2014. In 2019 Amico & Co inaugurated its ShipLift, a fully electrified haulage, launching and handling system for vessels up to 95 metres LOA in situ, with zero emissions. Two years later Amico & Co opened the berthing facility Waterfront Marina, where moored yachts are connected to the shore electricity and sewage networks.
“With some pride we can say that since the very start of our activities with greater intensity since the early 2000s, we have made investments that have gone in the direction of what we now call sustainability,” says Alberto Amico, president. “Our strategy was, and is, the implementation of work process efficiency, particularly
through covered and permanent warehouses and other facility technologies, which guarantee 73 per cent consumption savings when compared to any temporary facility.”
The company, a superyacht refit yard and service hub, completes circa 130 projects every year, 35 per cent of which on vessels over 60 metres in length.
