Atlas Copco launches VSD for Life campaign for Burkina Faso 22 November 2013

Atlas Copco has launched a worldwide 'VSD for Life' campaign aimed at contributing to reforestation in Burkina Faso.

Plant engineers buying a variable speed drive compressor will now not only save energy, but also help save the environment, says the firm.

In fact, for every kilowatt sold, Atlas Copco will donate one or two trees, depending on the compressor model purchased, to WeForest, an international non-profit association. The company hopes to reach the target of 225,000 trees by March 2014, equivalent to planting 550 acres of forest.

"Atlas Copco believes in conducting business in a manner that preserves the environment for future generations," states Koen Lauwers, vice-president marketing from the Industrial Air Division.

"With this campaign, we go one step further. We don't just want to preserve nature, we want to create it."

And he explains that, for every compressor sold with integrated energy recovery – the system that allows plants to re-use the heat of the compressor – another 10 trees will be donated.

The campaign, which is due to continue until March 2014, involves all Atlas Copco's GA VSD and GA VSD+ compressors ranging from 5 to 90 kW. An integrated energy recovery system is available as option on all GA VSD compressors.

Brian Tinham

Related Websites
http://www.weforest.org/

Related Companies
Atlas Copco Compressors

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