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SC Johnson Commits To Additional Renewable Energy Source
Racine WI (SPX) Mar 14, 2008 The slow and steady churn of giant windmills at the Harvest Wind Farm in Michigan will help SC Johnson power 46 percent of its second largest North American manufacturing plant in Bay City, Mich. This initiative alone helps the company keep 29,500 tons of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere annually. The energy saved is comparable to the energy needed to supply 1,800 average homes a year, and the CO2 reduction is equivalent to taking almost 3,000 cars off of the road annually. SC Johnson is one of the first manufacturers in Michigan to use wind power, striking a five-year deal with Spartan Renewable Energy that will provide approximately 31.5 million kilowatt hours annually, which is the maximum capacity that Spartan is able to provide. This is enough energy to power 46 percent of the company's Bay City operations. "In addition to helping accomplish our global renewable energy goal, this initiative further reduces the company's reliance on coal-fired electricity," said Fisk Johnson, Chairman and CEO of SC Johnson. "As a family company, we're committed to exploring innovative technologies that hold the promise of cleaner, more efficient energy. This is a great step for SC Johnson, and for the future generations that will be affected by the environmental choices all of us make today." The addition of this renewable energy source enables SC Johnson to achieve two more of its 2011 environmental goals: achieving an eight percent absolute reduction in GHG emissions in the US between 2005 and 2011; and achieving a 12 percent absolute reduction in GHG emissions between 2000 and 2012 at all worldwide factories. The Bay Citywind power project follows SC Johnson's successful efforts to slash coal-fired energy dependence at the company's largest global manufacturing plant -- Waxdale, located in Racine, Wis. In 2003, SC Johnson installed a cogeneration turbine that provided Waxdale with energy using methane piped in from a local public landfill. The company added a second turbine in 2005, which is powered primarily by natural gas. The twin turbines meet the average daily base-load electrical demand of the facility.
Legacy of Environmental Leadership In 2001, SC Johnson devised the Greenlist process, a patented raw material rating system, to transform the way the company measures, tracks and advances its products to further the company's longstanding commitment to environmentally responsible products. Through the Greenlist process, SC Johnson continues to lead the way with responsible raw material choices. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Powering The World in the 21st Century at Energy-Daily.com
New Battery Technology Advances Wind Energy Generation Reliability
Plymouth Meeting PA (SPX) Mar 12, 2008Lithium Technology has announced that it will market an advanced lithium-ion battery for pitch control systems of wind generators, a rapidly growing global alternative energy source. The ultra-high power battery, developed in conjunction with HARTING Technology Group for a 2.5 megawatt (MW) class wind power generator was successfully tested in a wind park in Germany. In just the first two months of this year, LTC has received orders for 12 wind power generator projects. |
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