Toyota provides 10.eight acres of photo voltaic arrays throughout its firm’s plant
Toyota's $ 9.3 million solar investment will generate 4.95 megawatts of energy and cut CO2 emissions at the plants by 4,304 tons per year
Toyota The company's facilities in Alabama, Missouri and West Virginia will add 10.8 acres of new solar panels, reducing reliance on external energy for operations. The solar systems will offset 6,480,000 kWh of energy – this corresponds to an electricity supply for almost 800 households per year.
Toyota's $ 9.3 million / £ 7.1 million solar investment will generate 4.95 megawatts of energy and reduce plant carbon emissions by 4,304 tons per year.
"Toyota is constantly looking for new ways to reduce water consumption, recycle materials and save energy. We are proud to add solar panels to our range of best practices," said Kevin Bell, TMNA Energy Manager. "We want to set an example of sustainability to show how a company can significantly reduce the environmental impact of its business activities."
The new solar panels join similar projects at Toyota plants in Texas and Mississippi, all of which support the company's Global Environmental Challenge 2050 to eliminate all carbon emissions from manufacturing by mid-century.
Toyota Motor Corporation has issued the Challenge as a series of six goals with the goal of achieving an environmental impact of above zero. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, Toyota is among the top 20 corporate users of installed solar capacity in the United States.
The Huntsville Motor Plant's 3.3 acre solar array will be the largest ever built in Madison County, Alabama. The $ 2.7 million / £ 2 million investment will generate 1.6 megawatts of solar energy and reduce the facility's carbon footprint by 1,732 tons per year. The project is expected to be completed in December 2020.
Since production started in 2003, the engine plant has expanded five times with a total of USD 1.2 billion / GBP 919 million. Currently, 1,400 team members build approximately 2,500 engines per day that are used in 1/3 of the Toyota vehicles produced in North America. This makes it one of the largest Toyota engine plants in the world.
The solar array at Toyota's Troy, Missouri facility will span 1.5 acres and generate 0.75 megawatts of solar energy. The project will be the largest solar array in Lincoln County, Missouri. The $ 1.7m / £ 1.3m investment will reduce the facility's carbon footprint by 750 tons per year. The project is expected to be completed in January 2021.
TMMMO team members produce cylinder heads for every Toyota vehicle built in North America. The plant began production in 1991 and has grown to over 900 employees with an investment of $ 455 million / £ 348 million.
Toyota's engine and transmission plant in Buffalo, West Virginia, will be the largest solar array in the state. The array will span 6 acres and generate 2.6 megawatts of solar energy. The $ 4.9m / £ 3.7m investment will reduce CO2 emissions at the facility by 1,822 tons per year. The project is expected to be completed in March 2021.
TMMWV was founded in 1996 and makes nearly one million engines and transmissions for Toyota Avalon, Camry, Corolla, Highlander, Rav4 and Lexus ES, and RX350. Additionally, in June 2020, TMMWV became the first Toyota plant in North America to begin producing hybrid transmissions built for the Highlander and Sienna.
