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MANUFACTURER REELS-IN HUGE SAVINGS FROM GREEN ENERGY
energy now comes from the sun with the remainder coming from renewable sources. Design and installation of the new energy system, which includes 356 solar panels on the factory and office roofs, was completed by renewable energy experts Geo Green Power. The Geo Green team worked for two weeks behind the scenes to install the solar PV system while Rapala’s Cotgrave-based site remained fully operational - the company is one of Europe’s largest manufacturers and distributors of fishing bait. With 50-100 per cent of its total energy generated entirely emissions-free during the summer months, Rapala expects to see a full return on its investment within four years. Dave Spence, operations manager and sustainability ambassador: “The installation of Geo Green’s solar PV system has given us more independence and control over our energy bills and is another important milestone as we continue to reduce our climate impact. The team here are very supportive and customers like it too - in our reception we broadcast ‘live’ visuals showing how much energy we’re producing from solar and I know some have taken that back to their own workplace.” “We wanted a local, independent supplier to do the work, not least because that helped reduce the environmental impact. We have a system designed specifically to optimise energy production at our site and the Geo Green team did a great job - they were highly professional and completed their work on time and on budget.” Results from its first full year of operation show that the solar PV system is generating 120kW at peak and produces approximately 140,000kWh of electricity annually. It means the Rapala site has reduced its carbon emissions by more than 225 tonnes since the solar PV system started operating, the equivalent of taking 49 cars off the road.
E 40 Spring 2024 UKManufacturing
nergy costs at Notts-based manufacturer Rapala VMC have dropped by more than £50,000 per year as investment in a solar photovoltaic (PV) energy system means around 25 per cent of its
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