CEVA Logistics has unveiled a solar shading power plant that will produce the equivalent annual electricity consumption of 15,000 people.
Installed at the CEVA Logistics facility in Blyes, France, the solar power plant, which was built in collaboration with TotalEnergies Renewables France, aims to locally produce and distribute low carbon electricity. The power plant is composed of 58,000 panels with a total output of 28.5 MWp (megawatt peak), producing 34 GWh (gigawatt hour).
The photovoltaic solar structure covers nearly 70 acres and is estimated to produce 34 GWh annually and reduce CO2 emissions by nearly 10,000 tonnes per year. Beyond the production of low carbon electricity, the parking lot shade structures offer other benefits, such as enhanced vehicle protection from inclement weather and improved working conditions for employees at the facility.
“We are delighted with the implementation of this solar power plant project at our Blyes logistics facility and to actively participate in renewable energy on a local scale,” said CEVA Director of European Institutional Relations, Philippe de Crécy. Through this project, CEVA uses its parking areas intelligently to respond to the challenges of decarbonisation of our activities and energy transition at a global level.”
The commissioning of the photovoltaic shade structures in Blyes is the largest of its type to date for TotalEnergies in France.
“We have successfully taken into consideration the constraints of maintaining logistics activity at the CEVA facility while contributing to local economic development and strengthening our roots in the region, said TotalEnergies Managing Director, Marin de Montbel.
To date, CEVA has installed more than 200 acres of solar panels across sites globally.
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