Oct 30 2010
FedEx Express, a subsidiary company of FedEx, inaugurated the new solar-powered FedEx central and Eastern Europe hub at the Cologne Bonn airport in Germany.
This hub is the second FedEx Express hub to be powered by solar energy. The fully automated sorting system was officially set in motion by Michael Garvens, chairman of the management board of Flughafen, Bonn, and Gerald P. Leary, president of FedEx Express. This hub is the world’s most ultra-modern hub with a processing capacity of 18,000 documents and packages per hour. The roof contains the largest FedEx Express solar installation in the world, with a 16,000 m2 area, generating 800,000 kWh annually. The hub along with FedEx’s five solar facilities would decrease CO2 emissions by almost 3,918 metric tons.
FedEx’s latest initiatives include the addition of electric delivery vehicles in Paris, London and Los Angeles to enhance fuel efficiency by 20%, and also decrease CO2 discharges by 20% by the year 2020. It has also built a matchless global network with a synchronized system of sorting, to process millions of shipments on a daily basis. The Cologne hub acts as a central gateway for shipments, which arrive either by air or land, from both Eastern and central Europe to be connected to US, Asia or Europe. Its global network of hubs includes places both inside and outside of the US.
FedEx Express and Cologne Bonn airport have invested €140 million in this joint venture. FedEx Express’ employees in this hub have grown from 35 to 450, and they help in providing a reliable and seamless service.
Source: https://www.fedex.com/