Lyreco relies on its own solar power
On the roof of Lyreco's logistics center in Dintikon, Aargau, the company produces its own solar power. The new photovoltaic system, built by partner Romande Energie SA under a contracting model, can generate up to 1,072,120 kWh per year. Just under 40 percent of this is used for Lyreco's own needs.
Lyreco has been using renewable electricity at its Dintikon site for around ten years. Now, in line with Lyreco's sustainability strategy, a photovoltaic plant is being built on the roof of the logistics center in Dintikon. Around 3000 solar panels on a total area of 5424 m2implemented by partner Romande Energie, will supply the Dintikon site with ecological electricity from solar energy from April 2022. The newly constructed plant will be able to generate 1.1 gigawatt hours of solar power per year, which is equivalent to the demand of 450 apartments. The Lyreco logistics center will use around 40 percent of this for its own use, with the remaining 60 percent flowing directly into Romande Energie's solar power grid. The solar plant is designed for a useful life of 30 years. According to Romande Energie, it will use the latest generation of solar panels, which are 15 to 20 percent more efficient than older models.
Sustainability is firmly anchored in Lyreco's corporate philosophy. That is why the company says it is consistently committed to further minimizing its ecological footprint and reducing CO2 emissions. This is to be achieved, for example, with environmentally friendly transport via rail, by E-Van or e-rickshaw - or with the robust and climate-neutral reusable boxes made from recycled material, which are used up to six times on average. The company's goal is to reduce CO2 emissions in Switzerland by 15 percent by 2024 compared to 2019. Ecologically produced electricity from solar energy is intended to bring the company an important step closer to this goal.
Source: Lyreco
