Exolum commissions a photovoltaic solar plant for its own energy consumption at the Mora facility
• The plant has an installed capacity of 3.54 MWp and makes it possible to avoid 835 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year.
• This is the first plant of the four the company plans to build by installing solar panels onsite for the supply of clean and sustainable energy to its own facilities.
This February, Exolum has commenced energy production at a photovoltaic solar plant for its own consumption at the Mora facility in Toledo. The company has invested 2.1 million euros in the construction of this infrastructure which has an installed capacity of 3.54 MWp and nearly 8,000 solar panels distributed across 50,000 square metres of land.
The plant ensures the supply of 100% renewable energy, amounting to 30% of the total electricity consumed in the pumping facility. Electricity consumption is the main source of the company’s emissions and energy supply from this new renewable solar energy plant will prevent the release of approximately 835 tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere every year. The construction and operation of clean energy producing plants is part of Exolum’s sustainability strategy aimed at reducing CO2 emissions by 50% by 2025 and becoming a zero-emissions company by 2050, in line with the Paris Agreement of December 2015 (COP 21) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
In this regard, the company has also built and operates another photovoltaic solar plant for its own energy consumption at its Barcelona facility, which supplies 65 KWp, and plans to build another plant at its Algeciras facility with a capacity of 175,5 KWp, both on the rooftop. Another three plants similar to that of Mora are projected in the Spanish regions of Andalusia and Castilla la Mancha , in addition to other solar energy plant projects for self-consumption.
Exolum continues to analyse other alternatives to reduce emissions by incorporating new technological developments, expanding its portfolio of self-consumption facilities, signing renewable energy PPAs or diversifying energy supply sources, seeking those that are emission-free, with the objective of becoming a carbon-neutral company by 2050.
Exolum’s sustainability strategy also includes other specific plans and projects to strengthen its commitment to biodiversity protection, an efficient use of natural resources and the fight against climate change.
Along these lines, and aiming at strengthening its commitment to renewable energies and theenergy transition, reducing emissions and promoting clean and sustainable operations, the company is implementing initiatives for the development of eco-fuels and other energy vectors, such as hydrogen.