Each of these projects, located near Barcelona, Madrid and Seville, demonstrates BayWa r.e.'s support for businesses in Spain and beyond with their energy transition goals. By installing PV systems on their premises, Merck and Tetra Pak reduce their carbon footprint, lower their energy costs, and increase their energy independence.
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BayWa r.e. designed, developed and built a ground-mounted PV installation of 2.2 megawatts for leading science and technology company Merck at its pharmaceutical and chemical plants in Mollet del Vallès (Barcelona), which covers an area of 10,600 square metres and is capable of generating 2.8 million kilowatt hours per year, meeting around 60 per cent of the plant's energy demand. The project will also reduce CO2 emissions by 800 tonnes per year, contributing to Merck's ambition to achieve climate neutrality by 2040. This is the first energy solution project for BayWa r.e. in the pharmaceutical sector in Spain.
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PV rooftop and carport installation for Tetra Pak
BayWa r.e. also carried out two self-consumption projects for Tetra Pak at its production plants in Arganda del Rey (Madrid) and Seville, as part of the food processing and packaging company’s energy transition strategy. The projects consist of a PV rooftop and a PV carport installation with a total capacity of almost 1.3 megawatts. The PV rooftop project near Madrid is characterised by a unique feature: the installation there is covering three buildings and is managed wirelessly from one central point, allowing the system to use the energy surplus of one building to supply the other ones.
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In 2019, BayWa r.e. already developed a one-megawatt PV rooftop installation at Tetra Pak’s plant in Thailand, followed by another 850-kilowatt installation at their plant in Italy in 2021. Last year, BayWa r.e. also installed a 1.2-megawatt PV system at Tetra Pak’s beverage carton manufacturing factory in Vietnam. (mfo)
