1.2-MW solar project assists power Mauna Loa macadamia nut handling plant in Hawaii

• DSD Renewables has completed a 1.2-MW solar project with a 500-kW battery for Mauna Loa, a macadamia nut brand. The installment will straight power 85% of Mauna Loa's handling plant in Kea'au, Hawai'i, with solar energy. The addition complements existing clean energy sources at the facility, which will now be powered by 100% renewables.

The solar installment, completed in partnership without any Ka Oi Energy, includes 2,916 solar panels set out throughout three acres on Mauna Loa's macadamia nut ranch.

" Hawaiian Host Group's sustainable vision and also management made the Mauna Loa project an excellent opportunity for DSD to apply our proficiency in solar as well as storage development," claims Eric Pollock, Principal Commercial Police Officer at DSD. "It's amazing to be a part of this momentous project as well as we're happy to play a part in assisting Mauna Loa additionally reduce its environmental footprint."

Mauna Loa values ecological sustainability, functioning to reduce its carbon footprint every which way. Its Hawaiian crop of macadamias are expanded with only rain, making the macadamia among the most lasting nut ranges. The firm also intends to avoid waste by using the whole nut during its production procedure, cleanly melting the shells to create renewable resource and also composting the nut husks to improve the neighborhood community's soil.

" Hawaiian Host Group's purpose is to make the Islands' future flourish, as well as partnering with DSD has enabled us to fulfill a large portion of our vision for a clean energy future," says Ed Schultz, President & Chief Executive Officer of Hawaiian Host Group, the parent firm of Mauna Loa. "This project well enhances Mauna Loa's on-site water as well as wastewater system, and with the enhancement of the renewable power system, our Kea'au facility can currently be 100% self-sustained. We will certainly remain to discover and take action to reduce our environmental impact as much as possible and also care for our ʻāina (land).".

No Ka Oi Energy in Maui brought the project to DSD as well as helped in advancement. DSD will certainly be the long-lasting owner and also supervisor of the solar and storage possessions.