Commercial Auchan, Miskolc Background Results Groupe Auchan is a French international retail group and The SolarWall ® systems are projected to save Auchan multinational corporation headquartered in Croix, France. over 245,000 kWh of energy annually and offset 59 tons It is one of the world’s largest retailers, with over 356 of CO 2 per year. Natural gas consumption will decrease hypermarkets and 646 supermarkets in 12 countries, and by 27,900m 3 per year. An additional benefit of the Solar- over 179,000 employees in Europe and Asia. Auchan has Wall system is improved building insulation. The perform- a comprehensive environmental policy in place with the ance of the system does not diminish throughout the life goal of reducing energy consumption at all of its stores, of the system (30 years), and there is zero ongoing main- and favoring more eco-friendly purchases. With this in tenance required. Auchan is demonstrating their solid ® mind, the SolarWall solar air heating technology was commitment to reducing energy consumption and to low- recognized as meeting their requirements and recom- ering their ecological footprint, and the company is con- mended for a new hypermarket in Miskolc, Hungary. sidered to be a role model for other retailers. Solution As a result of the success of the original SolarWall project in Miskolc, additional SolarWall systems are being in- This was Auchan’s first SolarWall ® system and the first stalled at other Auchan facilities. SolarWall installation in Hungary (completed in November 2008). The SolarWall system was specified in aluminum and spans over 522m 2 (5,620ft 2) on the south facing façade. Auchan’s system is comprised of two sections; 260m 2 (2,798ft 2) and 262m 2 (2,820ft 2) providing 41 000 m3/h of preheated air which is ducted into the ventilation system on the roof. The SolarWall collector panels are a grey color, which was chosen to compliment the desired color scheme of the building. U.S.A. Canada Europe Conserval Systems Inc. Conserval Engineering Inc. SolarWall Europe Sarl. 4242 Ridge Lea Rd, Suite 28, Buffalo NY 14226 200 Wildcat Road, Toronto, ON M3J 2N5 66 Avenue des Champs Elysees P: 716-835-4903 F: 716-835-4904 P: 416-661-7057 F: 416-661-7146 75008 Paris, France E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] www.solarwall.com www.solarwall.com www.solarwall.eu SolarWall® systems are patent protected. SolarWall® is a registered trademark of Conserval Engineering, Inc. .