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Nestl? goes solar
NESTLÉ Jamaica Limited has installed its first solar photovoltaic (PV) system at its Ferry Pen head office and distribution centre in Kingston.
This installation comprises more than 400 solar energy panels, and aims to contribute 30 per cent of the operational energy needs of Nestlé's site. Future Energy and Tegen Energy managed the recently concluded $36-million project.
The solar PV system allows the company to use solar energy to sustainably power the building's operations, aligned to Nestlé's commitment to switch to renewable energy and cleaner fuels. Nestlé believes that reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and taking other actions to mitigate the effects of climate change are necessary to help ensure the ongoing success of its business and those in its supply chain, as well as protecting the environment.
Nestlé Jamaica SHE, Quality, Security and General Services manager, Antoinette Johnson Peart, says that the panels could generate enough power to run up to 30 per cent of the full operation, the equivalent of energy supply to 80 single-family homes. She added that on high UV intensity days the system may surpass this.
“The ability to be less reliant on conventional electricity supply is a significant milestone the organisation wants to accomplish,” she said. “As our business grows and the costs of generating solar energy continues to be more economical, it will make sense for us to continue to increase the amount of renewables that we use in our business.”
Already, all the company's fossil fuel or greenhouse gas producing equipment are “greener”, according to Johnson Peart
“So we use Ultra-Low Sulphur Diesel for our power generators as well as natural refrigerants for our cooling systems,” she revealed.