According to Toyota, the company wants to make additions to its existing energy-saving paraphernalia at its Melbourne HQ’s (corporate headquarters). Dubbed Tri-generation, the new energy saving technology will be composed of a gas-powered turbine to produce clean energy for the building. The waste heat from the turbine will be also used for both cooling and heating purposes.
The company’s headquarters are also designed with an eco-friendly approach, being equipped with a 90-meter glazed atrium, solar shades, air-reticulation system and storm water recycling. According to the company, this tri-generation plant costs around 1.5 million and it will drastically reduce the building’s carbon-dioxide emissions by 210 tons per year.
[Source: Ecofriend]
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