Posted to News on 5th Feb 2025, 10:00
Essentra
Essentra Components has furthered its commitment to making its direct operations net zero by 2040, by starting work on installing solar panels at its Global Head Office, based in Kidlington, Oxford, UK.
Once complete, the 815kWp solar array is expected to generate over 700MWh per annum. The panels will also help support Essentra's pledge to reduce GHG emissions by 50% by 2030, from its 2019 baseline.
Kidlington marks the third Essentra site to install solar panels, following the successful installation at its manufacturing sites in Rayong, Thailand and Hengzhu, China, both in 2023.
Jennifer Spence, ESG Director at Essentra, says that the solar panels reflect the organisation's continued commitment to sustainability: "We have created a long-term framework for reducing carbon emissions and improving sustainability across our business, backed up with short, medium, and long-term actions across our key sites and product lines. These solar panels at Kidlington will not only provide us with significant cost savings, but also provide us with on-site renewable power.
"We are constantly evolving our strategy to ensure that we remain focused on our sustainability ambitions. This latest solar panel installation clearly reinforces our intent to decarbonise, and supports our commitment to reach net-zero in our direct operations by 2040 at the latest."
Work on the solar panels at its Headquarters is expected to be completed by April 2025.
