California mining site to mount solar + storage system
- Imerys is partnering with TotalEnergies to install a 15-MW solar system coupled with a 7.5-MWh energy storage system at Imerys's Lompoc center in Santa Barbara County, California. TotalEnergies will certainly mount, keep and run the system under a 25-year power purchase and storage services agreement (PPSSA).
This cooperation is part of Imerys' decarbonization roadmap in line with its commitment to align with the 1.5 ° C trajectory. Imerys targets to lower its CO2 emissions by 42% in absolute terms by 2030.
The Lompoc commercial site began its diatomite mining and processing operations in the 1890s. The new eco-friendly power setup will certainly cover 50% of the present electrical energy demand of the site.
" This project highlights Imerys's method to reducing CO2 emissions and allowing us to create clean, clever energy across our plants in the Americas. This is an essential step to combat climate modification and to take care of the energy we buy in the region as we remain to invest and create low-carbon products for our customers as well as essence and change minerals responsibly and sustainably," commented Imerys Vice President Performance Minerals Americas Jim Murberger.
The TotalEnergies Distributed Generation United States group initially engaged with Imerys to evaluate which of the business's U.S. facilities used the greatest feasibility for solar. Under the PPSSA agreement, TotalEnergies will certainly finance, mount and run the Lompoc facility's solar + storage system.
" We continue to be dedicated to aiding Imerys attain its sustainability goals with projects around the globe, currently with a focus on their united state procedures," claimed Managing Director of TotalEnergies Distributed Generation United States Eric Potts. "TotalEnergies is proud to be among Imerys' energy change companions, and we praise the firm for buying solar power and energy storage to reduce its environmental influence."
The solar-plus-storage system, which is anticipated to be totally operational in 3 years, features a single-axis tracker solar PV system with bifacial modules.