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E-MOBILITY
SILHOUETTE IS
PRODUCING
ITS PREMIUM
EYEWEAR USING
100% CLIMATE-
NEUTRAL GREEN
ELECTRICITY
E-MOBILITY
DETAIL
GOLD STANDARD PROJECT:
6-MEGAWATT SOLAR ENERGY FARM
Any emissions that Silhouette cannot
eliminate so far are offset by purchasing
certificates from Gold Standard projects.
The Austrian premium brand is focusing on
solar energy generation in the Global South.
In its first year, the brand is supporting a
6-megawatt solar energy farm in India.
WATER TREATMENT The farm in Kolanupaka about 80km from
FACILITIES Hyderabad in the Yadadri district of Telangana,
supplies 9,899 MWh of clean energy each year
using 100% climate-neutral green electricity. to the local power grid, which is currently still
Since September 2022, its production is also dominated by fossil fuels. It cuts emissions
CO2-neutral thanks to carbon reduction projects by 9,535 tons of CO2e (CO2 equivalent) each
and offsetting. In the last seven years, the brand year. The project connects multiple solar farms
has been able to slash its carbon footprint in to the grid, lowering emissions while also
half. It achieved this in part by switching to its improving air quality and living conditions, and
own solar power and installing large solar panels making the local power supply more stable
on the roofs of its eyewear production facilities. and sustainable. This will also make it possible
The company is also phasing out combustion to set up a health camp for 400 people and
vehicles and has already replaced a quarter of provide medical treatment in cooperation with
them with electric and hybrid alternatives. the nearby Kamineni Hospital.
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