General Mills 公司2010年7月23日宣布該公司位于Methuen的大型太陽能光伏屋頂項目竣工完成。該光伏系統(tǒng)將提供工廠倉庫約80%的夏季以及40%的其他時節(jié)能源需求。
該倉庫主要用來制造奶酪，是該公司在美國的唯一一個通過自己的太陽能系統(tǒng)來提供電力的倉庫。
在竣工當(dāng)日，集團舉行了慶典活動，員工們和前來慶祝的政府官員們通過吊車被運送到屋頂，實地參觀了整個光伏系統(tǒng)。該光伏系統(tǒng)由新能源公司Nexamp設(shè)計安裝。
23.07.2010: Advancing General Mills’ commitment to renewable energy, the company today announced a major solar energy initiative at its Methuen, Mass., facility. With the installation of solar panels now complete, solar energy is expected to supply nearly 80 percent of the warehouse’s summertime power needs, and 40 percent of its needs the
rest of the year. The site, which produces yogurt, is the company’s first U.S. facility to produce its own electricity via solar energy. Today, at an on-site celebration, employees, government officials saw the solar panels first hand by way of a sky lift, which raised them to the roof for observation. The panels were designed and installed by clean energy company Nexamp. …

Source: General Mills Inc.