ORONA UNVEILS ELEVATORS OFFERING ZERO NET ENERGY USE

  Spanish company Orona has developed elevators that have achieved zero net energy consumption, the company announced during the eighth European Lift Congress Heilbronn, held October 16-17, 2018, in Villingen, Germany. During a presentation entitled “Zero Energy Buildings and Self-Sustainable Lifts,” company representatives gave details about two elevators installed at Orona’s Hernani, Spain, headquarters. The elevators are installed in the Orona Zero building, a structure designed with energy storage systems and photovoltaic panels used as a source for generation of renewable energy. The elevators use these systems to achieve zero net energy consumption. The company said its efforts are making an important contribution to the fulfillment of the European Union’s (EU) Directive on Energy Consumption in Buildings, which stipulates that all new structures within the EU must be “nearly zero-energy buildings” by the end of 2020.