LEGO Factory Doubles Renewable Energy Capacity

The LEGO factory in Kladno has completed yet another phase in the expansion of its rooftop solar park, supporting the company’s commitment to increase capacity and production of renewable energy at its sites. With these new solar panels, the company has more than doubled the total renewable energy generated at the factory – increasing from an existing 1 MWp of energy generated by previously-installed solar panels to a total of 2.5 MWp. This total capacity is the equivalent of powering 400 homes.

Michaela T. Horáková, general manager of the LEGO factory in Kladno, says:

“Expanding our renewable energy capacity at our factory is a key part of our commitment to minimizing the environmental impact of our manufacturing activities and reducing our carbon footprint. The newly installed solar panels are projected to reduce the factory’s overall carbon footprint by more than 9% of its total annual electricity consumption in the coming years.”

The new solar panels have been installed on recently constructed buildings and previously unused rooftop areas of the factory in Kladno. There are now twice as many panels as before, covering an area of approximately 11,000 m2. The –9% reduction of total electricity consumption equates to approximately 1,800 tonnes CO2.

Increasing renewable energy investments on a global scale

By increasing the production of renewable energy in its factories and buying renewable energy, the company is reducing the absolute figures for the emissions in its factories, stores and offices. Last year, construction began of two new factories, one in Vietnam and another near Richmond, Virginia, USA. The factories are on track to begin operations in 2025 and 2027, respectively, and the ambition is to include on-site and off-site solar facilities with the capacity to match the total annual energy requirements of each factory.

At the same time, the company has increased its investments in solar capacity across its manufacturing sites in Denmark, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Mexico and China to a total maximum capacity of 15.6 MWp in 2023, representing a 16% increase relative to 2022. The company also plans to build a solar park in Billund, Denmark, with the ambition of meeting the energy needs of its offices and facilities throughout the city where the legendary LEGO brand was born over ninety years ago.