Installation of 1,770 of photovoltaic panels at the Sibiu site in Romania

<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="/ueditor/php/upload/image/20260807/1786087094109292.png" title="1786087094109292.png" alt="1.png"/></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">As part of its zero-carbon objective, NTN Europe is continuing to modernise its industrial sites in order to reduce their energy consumption and increase the use of renewable energy.&nbsp; The NTN-SNR Rulmenti site, located in Sibiu, Romania, has taken a further step in its energy transition with the installation of a solar farm comprising ground-mounted panels (85 per cent) and rooftop panels (15 per cent).&nbsp; The aim is to generate a proportion of the site’s electricity locally and enhance its energy self-sufficiency through carbon-free energy.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">&nbsp;A major investment in support of the green transition</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">With an investment of 500,000 euros, the Sibiu site has installed 1,450 photovoltaic panels in a ground-mounted solar farm covering an area of 7,000 m?, as well as 320 panels on the site’s roof.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">&nbsp;This installation will enable:&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">- The reduction of 662.55 tonnes of CO? emissions per year: equivalent to the annual consumption of 300 European households.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">- The generation of 1,028 MWh/year (ground-mounted solar farm) + 113.80 MWh/year (roof-mounted panels)&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">&nbsp;- The site to utilise 100 per cent of the energy generated by the photovoltaic panels.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">A project at the heart of NTN Europe’s energy objectives&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The aim of the project is to achieve an installed capacity of 0.906 MW, or 906 kW, for the site’s own consumption. This capacity corresponds to an estimated annual generation of between 0.9 and 1.2 GWh, equivalent to the electricity consumption of approximately 180 to 250 households.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">&nbsp;Beyond the group’s own objectives, this project is also in line with the guidelines of Romania’s 2021–2030 Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan, which aims to increase the share of renewable energy in final energy consumption.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Sibiu: a site powered 100 per cent by green energy</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks to this installation and the purchase of electricity sourced exclusively from renewable sources, the Sibiu site now operates on 100 per cent green electricity, generated from solar, wind, hydro or biomass energy.&nbsp; By generating some of its own electricity, NTN Europe is directly reducing emissions linked to the consumption of purchased electricity (and contributing to Scope 2 of the Group’s plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035). This approach helps to reduce the carbon footprint of industrial activities and gradually meet Scope 2 targets.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">&nbsp;A new stage in industrial transformation</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">This photovoltaic installation is a concrete example&nbsp;of the industrial transformation undertaken by NTN Europe.&nbsp;By investing in renewable energy generation solutions, the group is combining industrial performance with control over its energy consumption and a reduction in its environmental impact.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">This achievement marks a further step towards&nbsp;the carbon neutrality target set by NTN Europe&nbsp;and demonstrates its commitment to embedding environmental considerations at the heart of its development in the long term.</span></p><p><br/></p>