Vehicle battery brand Motolite will continue to shift to sustainable solar panels in powering its manufacturing and retail facilities.
In a press statement, the company said it had installed around 7,600-kilowatt peak, or kWp, of photovoltaic systems in its facilities, translating to about 9.66 million kilowatt hours, or kWh, in electricity savings and elimination of 2,346 tons of CO2 emissions annually.
KWp is the maximum output of a solar panel system getting optimal solar radiation.
Motolite's battery production plants in Bulacan alone have an installed photovoltaic, or PV, system capacity of 7,472 kWp, cutting its carbon footprint by 2,346 tons of CO2.
Recognition from trade group
The Federation of Philippine Industries extolled Motolite and said it deserves recognition as one of the most environment-friendly brands in the world due to its investments in making its operations sustainable.
"Its use of solar panels in powering its stores and manufacturing facilities complements its recycling initiatives for used lead acid batteries, which is a great example of urban mining. Motolite is a good private-sector model that the public should support," according to FPI.
Motolite further stated that over the next six months, it expects to complete the installation of solar panels in several facilities that would further cut its greenhouse emission by 1,177 tons of CO2 and translate to 5.05 million kWh in electricity savings.
Included in the pipeline is Evergreen Environmental Resources Inc.'s state-of-the-art recycling facility with a target PV system capacity of 1,250 kWp, yielding 1,460,000 kWh in energy savings and elimination of 340.38 tons of CO2 emissions.
Due for completion in September are the 636-kWp roof-mounted solar installations yielding 812,490 kWh of electricity savings and 189.42 tons less CO2 emissions.
Expected to be completed by March 2024 is the first ground-mount solar installation with a design capacity of 2 MWp, which will cut Motolite's carbon footprint by 562.2 tons of CO2 and use of 2,411,409 kWh electricity from the grid.
The installation of PV panels on the parking lot of Philippine Batteries Inc.'s plant in Bulacan, meanwhile, will be completed by December 2023.
It will have a capacity of 292.6 kWp, translating to 363,117 kWh of electricity savings and 88.66 tons fewer CO2 emissions.