ITT Inc. announced the construction of a photovoltaic lake at its largest factory in Barge, Italy, as the company ramps up its sustainability investments to reduce its carbon footprint. Consisting of approximately 3,000 solar panels, the “lake” will be about the size of four Olympic swimming pools. The solar investment is expected to produce 1,065,200 kWh per year, covering 30% of the energy requirements for ITT's Motion Technology Innovation Center, where the company primarily conducts research and development activities to support brake pad technologies.

The lake is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by 372.8 tonnes per year, equivalent to the CO2 emissions generated by about 42,000 gallons of gas. The project is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2022.