Panasonic Malaysia Sdn Bhd is striving to create more green awareness with the opening of its RM4mil state-of-the-art Econation Centre in Section 16 here.
Managing director Jeff Lee said the centre would act as a platfom to showcase the idea of sustainable living and the latest green technologies to the Malaysian community and industries.
“It will be a centre that facilitates continuous improvements to the venture of eco and comprehensive solutions through research, creative innovations, education, commercial strategies and professional discussions,” he said.
Set to showcase the company’s various forms of green solutions, the 6,000-sq-ft centre was revived from a 40-year-old bungalow that has been refurbished and technically designed to interact with natural elements such as sunlight, water, air and earth.
The centre is capable of generating a surplus of 24MW energy per annum after taking into consideration forecast energy consumption.
It features 40kW peak solar modules fitted on a double-roof structure, a 50 cu m rain-water harvesting system, energy-efficient and indoor air-conditioning, quality purification and landscaping as well as reduction of heat reflections.
Admission is free. The centre is opened to the public on Friday and Saturday, while it will be opened to invited guest and businesses on Monday to Thursday.
Lee said the Government’s initiative and legislation to promote Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) system under the Renewable Energy Act was very important.
“We need to collaborate a lot with the authorities and if we can ride the wave until the situation matures, it will reach a tipping point and we can monetise the opportunities from the FiT system,” he said.
Panasonic Malaysia eco solutions department head Tan Chee Hon said the company was in the midst of planning to build green homes called Panahome, with a flagship centre to be built in Bangsar.
“As a certified service provider, we have received warm response from customers and have secured a huge project and is in the midst of completing a 2MW solar farm in Pontian for a client and solar projects for a few condominiums.
“We also have 10 to 12 confirmed clients who want to install solar panels for their own residential use,” he said.
On its RM1.9bil solar manufacturing company in Kulim, Kedah, Tan said Panasonic Malaysia was currently fitting its equipment in the plant and was on track to begin production early next year.
