Brunswick Corporation, a recreational marine technology company, has completed solar installation projects at three of its global facilities, including its first project in Mexico.
At Brunswick’s Reynosa, Mexico facility, which is responsible for manufacturing its Bayliner, Trophy, Heyday, Sea Ray, and Lund brands, the company installed over 900 photovoltaic (PV) solar panels covering 4,000 square meters of the facility’s rooftop.
This solar panel project is projected to produce approximately 45% of the energy consumed by the facility’s assembly area annually and produce nearly 800,000 kWh of electricity each year. The new solar panels will also result in the facility avoiding an estimated 565 metric tons of carbon emissions.
“We remain committed to enhancing the communities in which we live and work, which includes focusing on sustainability within our plant operations,” said Jose Guzman, Reynosa’s General Manager. “Adding these photovoltaic solar panels is equivalent to taking 125 gasoline-powered cars off the road.”
Brunswick also announced it is installing two 100 kW solar systems – one at the Mercury Marine Australian/ New Zealand head office in Dandenong South and one at the company’s BLA office in Murarrie, Brisbane.
The Dandenong installation is expected to generate nearly 48% of the office’s electricity needs and prevent 132 tons of carbon dioxide from being released annually. The Murarrie office solar system will provide 50% of the office’s power demand and have the capability to supply 100% of its power needs during peak times.
“We see solar, and more generally energy efficiency, as an important part of our future. These new installations demonstrate our ongoing efforts to do more with less,” said Paul Watters, Director of Strategy & Business Improvement at Mercury Marine.
In total, Brunswick anticipates that these three projects will help further advance the company’s goal of having 60% of its electricity supplied from renewable energy sources by the end of 2025.
