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Johnson & Johnson's solar energy farm in SP will avoid the emission of 215 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere, equivalent to planting 600 new trees per year
It was in São José dos Campos, in the interior of São Paulo that the American company Johnson & Johnson installed its first solar power plant in South America. The 1 megawatt-peak (MWp) capacity photovoltaic farm was built by EDP Smart, the largest Portuguese investor in Brazil, which will triple its resources in solar energy in the country.
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“We are already registering a positive impact with this project, which will allow for a much broader study in the area of sustainability”, says Gerardo Vargas, vice president of logistics and customer service at Johnson & Johnson for Latin America, in an exclusive interview with EXAME.
The solar energy farm was installed inside the largest industrial park — in area — of Johnson & Johnson in the world, it has 3.240 photovoltaic modules, in an area of 6.000 square meters — the equivalent of a football field.
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The renewable energy generated in the structure will prevent the emission of 215 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere, a volume that would require the planting of 600 new trees per year to be neutralized.
The recent investment of US$800 million in sustainable actions by 2030 shows that this is just one of the steps towards a greener future for Johnson & Johnson.
Here is a summary of Johnson & Johnson's renewable energy initiatives in Brazil and worldwide
Solar Energy Shanghai and Changzhou, China; Pulogadung, Indonesia; Baddi, India; Toluca, Mexico and Manaus, Brazil
At SC Johnson factories in China, Indonesia and India, solar projects help provide hot water for the company's operations, including aerosol production and quality control processes.
Its manufacturing facility in Toluca, Mexico uses solar-heated water to replace liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the cafeteria and employee facilities. In Manaus, its manufacturing solar power plant produces 100% of the renewable electricity from local utilities to power the factory.
