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760 solar panels reduce the carbon footprint of the plants operated by Esval in the Santa María region by up to 65%
The South American company focused on the treatment of drinking water for the Chilean region of Valparaiso, reports that its Mendocita and Chepical II plants managed to reduce 170 tons of CO2 emissions per year, reducing the carbon footprint of these facilities by 65 percent .
Alejandro Salas, manager of Esval: "Sustainability is one of the pillars of our management, and as part of this commitment, we have sought to make efficient use of areas in premises belonging to our company, where this energy generation alternative is feasible, thereby allowing a sustainable use of the energy required in our processes. This helps us make the companys electricity consumption more efficient and contribute to the environment. Today we are taking a first step in this direction and we hope to continue adding more clean energy to our processes.”
The press release adds that as a backup measure and in the event of possible power outages, the company supports its operations with conventional emergency generators installed in the indicated plants.
Esval has identified that 22 of its facilities in the Valparaíso Region -and another 12 in the Coquimbo Region, where it operates through Agua del Valle-, have the feasibility to install photovoltaic generation systems, for which it plans to continue advancing in similar initiatives over the next few years. |
