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Solar Alliance Completes 2.4 MW, US$2.7 million Solar Project for Bridgestone Solar Alliance Energy Inc.
TORONTO and KNOXVILLE, Tenn., March 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)
Solar Alliance Energy Inc. (‘Solar Alliance’ or the ‘Company’) (TSX-V: SOLR) is pleased to announce that work has been completed at the 2.4 Megawatt (“MW”) commercial solar project (the ‘Project’) for Bridgestone Americas Inc. (“Bridgestone”), a subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, in South Carolina. This is the largest solar project in the Company’s history and was constructed on a confidential basis until it was fully completed and operational.
The Project, with a capital cost of US$2.7 million, is powered by more than 7,000 solar modules and will generate almost 4 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity annually, equivalent to powering almost 600 homes and offseting 2,829 tons of carbon dioxide emission each year. The Project will also generate substantial electricity cost saving
“At Bridgestone, sustainability is core to our business and integrated into every level of our operation. Our global sustainability framework includes important goals in reducing CO2 emissions by 50 percent by 2030, as we strive toward our long-term environmental target of becoming carbon neutral by 2050,” said Paolo Ferrari, president & CEO, Bridgestone Americas, and executive vice president and executive officer, Bridgestone Corporation.
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Recently, the plant partnered with Clemson University, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to utilize its solar array as a pilot for the development of a sustainable ground covering utilizing native South Carolina plants to encourage native, low-maintenance biodiverse vegetation in and around solar arrays in the state. Consistent with Bridgestone’s commitment to protect the environment, the Aiken C
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Bridgestone Americas Harnessing Solar Power to Support Tire Production and Reduce CO2 Emissions
March 2, 2021 GMT
NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (Bridgestone), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation and a global leader in sustainable mobility solutions, announced its first ground solar array providing power directly to the manufacturing process. The new solar array is located at the company’s Aiken County, South Carolina, Passenger/Light Truck Tire Plant in Graniteville, South Carolina. The new installation includes approximately 8 acres of solar panels that generate 2 megawatts of energy while reducing 1,400 metric tons of CO2 emissions annually, equivalent to the annual electricity use of over 200 homes .1