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Genk, Monday, May 13, 2024 - This year again, Energy Platform Bolt will provide festivals and events in Belgium with green power using the world's largest mobile solar installation. With 104 solar panels packed in a 13.5-meter container, it can easily traverse the country. For this, Bolt relies on the personal approach of the family-owned company Trippaers in Genk. Before the summer begins and the solar installation changes location weekly, it is stationed at the Trippaers transport company's parking lot. This family business in Genk was engaged last summer by the energy platform Bolt to move the solar installation. The installation includes 104 solar panels and is stored in a 13.5-meter container, a piece of technology that Trippaers transports with great care. Each relocation of the solar container is done using HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil), the most sustainable diesel fuel currently available. This results in up to 90% less CO₂ emissions per trip. Thus, Bolt saves CO₂ both during festivals and events and during transport. Last summer, as much as 40.45 tons of CO₂ were saved by replacing diesel generators with sustainable solutions. Quote: "We strongly believe in our responsibility to promote sustainability and make a positive impact on our environment and society. By collaborating with the energy platform Bolt, we can contribute to making festivals and events more sustainable.” - Jorg Trippaers  Bolt’s Solar Container in Brief: - 170m² of solar panels - 104 solar panels - Rotates with the sun - Provides 150 to 200 kWh of power - Battery capacity of 55 kWh - Can be folded into a 13-meter-long container "In our search for new, efficient solutions, we came across the solar container of Marc and his family business Jans from Hoeselt, who built the largest mobile solar panel installation to provide green power to festivals and events,” says Pieterjan Verhaeghen, CEO and co-founder of Bolt. “With an area of 170 m² of solar panels, the installation can deliver about 150 to 200 kWh per day - depending on the weather. The generated power can also be stored in the built-in battery. Thus, we can provide power even in less favorable weather conditions.” ------- About Bolt Bolt is Belgium’s very first energy platform for local, green power. Through Bolt, consumers can choose a green energy producer from their neighborhood. The platform aims to accelerate the transition to green energy in Belgium. Bolt was founded in 2019 by Pieterjan Verhaeghen and Rens Vanhaute. Today, more than 208 local energy producers sell their solar, wind, water, or bio-energy through Bolt to over 75,000 people who consciously choose green regional power. More info about the energy platform Bolt can be found at Bolt Energy . About Trippaers Transport Jorg Trippaers and his dedicated team have been active in transport, trucking, and warehousing for over 20 years. Since 1986, we have been transporting various goods, containers, and bulk to Benelux and other European locations. With our environmentally friendly diverse fleet, we offer innovative, flexible, and reliable transport solutions. They describe themselves as "small enough to be personal and big enough to be flexible." They resolutely choose a personal approach and focus on sustainable entrepreneurship. More info about Trippaers Transport can be found at Trippaers Transport .

SME EXCELLENCE PROGRAMME HAS LASTING IMPACT ON TRIPPAERS TRANSPORT'S FUTURE

Small enough to be personal, big enough to be flexible... and responsable!

Small enough to be personal, big enough to be flexible! Small enough to be personal We are and remain a family business where all employees know each other, can get in touch with each other and who always look for (and find!) solutions for any kind of problems encountered. This approach works, considering the fact that the average driver has been with us for 8 years and around 50% of our drivers have been with Trippaers for more than 10 years. The driver with the highest number of working years on the clock is Yavuz, who will have been with us for 25 years in 2023. Congratulations, Yavuz! We take the same solution-driven approach to our customers, consistently endeavouring to seek out the best transport solution for them. If the customer so wishes, he can simply send us the transport orders. But we also make a lot of calls to discuss transport orders over the phone, find the right transport modes or to pass on updates. We place a premium on the personal touch. Big enough to be flexible We have a sufficiently large and varied fleet to act in response to the customer’s wishes. In practical terms, this means that a customer can request 1 transport run on day one and 15 transport runs the next, for instance. We always find a solution. We are equally flexible in terms of the types of rolling stock we are able to commit: we have standard tractors, but should a customer require more space (interior height up to 3 metres), we are able to assign mega tractors or even (mega) plateau trailers. In addition, we also have lightweight trucks that enable us to ship more weight and we even have trucks fitted with a compressor and/or PTO Hydraulics that allow us to blow or tip bulk shipments into silos. For our trailer fleet too, we have standard trailers, which may or may not be fitted with a coil duct or tailboard, as well as mega trailers, container chassis, tipping trailers or tipping/rotor chassis. Some customers one day require a tractor with a chassis and a tractor with a trailer the next. Not a problem for us! If the customer prefers us to drive their trailers/chassis, we are happy to do so. In that case, our services are referred to as Trucking instead of Transport.

For the past 36 years, we have been working day and night to meet the logistical challenges of our customers. However, the trust our customers place in us is being tested by the challenging economic background. The unprecedented rise in fuel and equipment prices, along with the wage indexations are forcing us to raise our prices in turn. However, we are not leaving customers, partners and employees out in the cold. If anything, we are taking a proactive, supportive approach. We are continuing to invest in people and resources, so that 2023 does not turn into a disastrous year but a year full of opportunities. “Our organisational structure is also of benefit in these times of crisis, as we are small enough to provide personal support and big enough to adapt in response to opportunities.” Jorg Trippaers