“September 30 is a historic date for our journey towards carbon neutrality in 2030. We have turned off the trigenerator, we will no longer use gas to produce electricity in this plant but electricity from renewable sources. This is another important step after the installation of the fuel cell system, the new buildings with maximum energy efficiency and the solutions for energy efficiency in production processes. I am proud to work together with a team so committed to the path towards carbon neutrality”: this is how Benedetto Vigna, CEO of Ferrari, explains the revolution underway in Maranello. A revolution that leads to the birth of F1 cars and road racing cars with the supply of electricity also guaranteed by the doubling of the photovoltaic systems installed, with the aim of reaching around 10 megawatts of peak (MWp) by 2030 starting from the current 5 MWp .
The shutdown of the gas-powered trigenerator, which has generated electricity, heat and cooling energy since 2009, occurred three months earlier than previously scheduled. Consistent with the decarbonisation plan announced at Capital Markets Day in 2022, it will ensure a 60% annual reduction in Scope 1 and 2 CO2 emissions and a 70% annual reduction in methane gas consumption compared to previous levels.
To support this change in the energy mix, Ferrari has adopted the most advanced technologies. For example, the general electrical infrastructure of the Maranello plants has been strengthened, with the complete renovation of the electrical substation and the installation of three new transformers of 40 MVA each.
Innovation as a mantra. Vigna explained it well at the last Tech Week: “The biggest risk comes from the success we are having. You need to have all four wheels firmly on the ground. Successful companies – he continued – always risk sitting on their laurels. There must always be a positive tension. In this case, having Scuderia Ferrari is functional. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. Having an in-house sports team allows us to maintain this approach. We can never relax. And this is the most important point.”
The manager then explored the topic of Ferrari’s moment in F1: “We are proud – he explained – of what we are doing. Even in this case you have to take risks. When you fail, you learn. And it is an attitude that applies to every area, from work to sport.”
And still speaking of risks, the Ferrari CEO also referred to the future of the company, which passes through the electrification of the Prancing Horse’s vehicles. “We look at innovation driven by emotion,” Vigna said of the first electric car, which is almost ready. “We are on the right track, we are respecting the times, and for this I thank our partners and suppliers. What I’m sure of is that it will definitely be very, very fast.”
And who knows how much technology it will be, as Sam Altman, number one at OpenAI, narrated at Tech Week during the conversation with John Elkann, CEO of Exor and president of Stellantis and Ferrari. On this front, however, Vigna seems to leave the role of the manager and take on those of someone who lives a passion for the brand he represents: “AI will never be able to overcome emotional intelligence”.
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