Vibrant Feeds, a New England-based startup, commissioned Solect Energy, a Maryland photo voltaic contractor, to construct a 300-kWDC photo voltaic system at its 25,000-sq-ft animal feed manufacturing plant in Berlin, Connecticut. The 625-panel mission will present one-third of the plant’s complete vitality.
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“We’re always in search of methods to enhance our course of that not solely make enterprise sense but additionally assist our sustainability mission and contribute to a more healthy surroundings,” mentioned Jonathan Fife, CEO of Vibrant Feeds. “Our new photo voltaic PV system advances our mission whereas additionally offering energy to our operations and lowering our month-to-month vitality prices. Solect was nice to work with all through the method, serving to us navigate engineering, native allowing and different mandatory approvals, ongoing upkeep and extra.”
Vibrant Feeds makes use of synthetic intelligence and drying expertise at its Berlin facility to transform undesirable meals into an all-natural soy and corn substitute for animal feed. The corporate serves clients throughout the Northeast, from animal feed suppliers to dairy farms, and diverts tens of 1000’s of tons of wasted meals from the area’s waste stream annually.
“It was excellent working with Vibrant Feeds to assist the long-term sustainability of their operations,” mentioned Andreas Schmid, VP of enterprise improvement at Solect Vitality. “This photo voltaic mission will save them over $1.5 million in electrical energy prices over the 25-year lifetime of the system whereas contributing to their total sustainability efforts.”
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