Guerbet has signed a contract with Waterford based renewable energy comapny, Enerpower for the construction of a 2.4 MW solar farm adjacent to the Guerbet site in Dublin. The solar farm will be constructed by Enerpower on land owned by Guerbet and will provide 2 million kWh/a of electricity to Guerbet, enough to power 500 homes.  The project is expected to be delivered by the end of 2023 and will allow the site to decarbonize significantly.

As part of Guerbet’s Corporate Social Responsibility strategy and carbon footprint reduction targets, Guerbet has signed a contract with Enerpower for the construction of a 2.4 MW solar farm adjacent to the Guerbet site in Dublin.    Guerbet has joined the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) which encourages ambitious climate action in the private sector by allowing companies to set science-based emission reduction targets https://sciencebasedtargets.org/.  Guerbet has set a number ambitious decarbonization objectives.   David Forde, Site Lead at Guerbet said “we are delighted to partner with Enerpower on this project which will significantly reduce our site emissions”

Enerpower are Ireland’s leading renewable energy provider, providing renewable energy solutions to businesses nationwide in the form of Solar PV, Heat Pumps, Biomass Boilers and Wind Turbines. Enerpower specialise in the development, construction, maintenance and financing of renewable energy production projects which increase the competitiveness and sustainability of businesses. Having worked with Ireland’s leading brand names such as Eli Lilly, Lidl, Tesco, Kepak and Sam Denningan, Enerpower are delighted to work with Guerbet to assist with them meeting their decarbonization objectives.

Commenting on the project, Dr. John Carty, Projects Director, said ” it is great to see such a large commitment from Guerbet to decarbonization and making a significant change to renewable energy.   Every small action will contribute towards our fight against climate change”

 

David Forde, Site Lead, Guerbet (left)

John Carty, Projects Director, Enerpower (right)