Make calls with the wind

The Hungarian village of Kálló in Nógrád County offers suitable wind conditions throughout the year. The tower-mounted wind generator generates about 5,000 kWh of power per year, which is sufficient to cover about 50 per cent of the base station’s annual demand.

Part of a broader sustainability strategy

The installation of Hungary’s first ever wind-powered base station fits well with Pannon’s sustainability strategy, based on renewable energy sources and environmentally friendly technologies. These have already been applied to its new office building as well as its base stations.

Reducing environmental impact of base stations

In 2000, Pannon was the first Hungarian operator to use free cooling to cool transmission rooms to significantly reduce the environmental impact of its base stations. The company seeks to use renewable energy sources in line with local conditions. In August 2008, Pannon commissioned its first solar-powered base station in Baracska.

Reducing CO2 emissions by 24 per cent

Pannon made a commitment to reduce its annual CO2 emissions by 24 per cent by 2011. As 75 per cent of its total emissions are generated by power consumption from the national grid, installing wind- and solar-powered base stations and increasing the share of renewable energy sources are major steps towards reaching this goal.