Blue Sea Systems is taking steps to reduce its dependence on non-renewable natural resources. The Company has installed a 3,100-watt solar panel array on the roof of its plant in Bellingham, Washington. Any power that is not used by the plant is fed back to the grid to be used by other electricity consumers.
According to Scott Renne, President of Blue Sea Systems: “Installing these panels was not a financial decision—the payback takes far longer than we normally require for a capital investment. We installed the panels to do our share in reducing dependence on non-renewable natural resources, and reducing CO2 emissions. We hope to encourage other companies to do the same thing, and we built this project as a demonstration to assess the viability of co-generation in the Pacific Northwest.”
Since installation approximately 6 months ago, the solar panel system has generated nearly 3,000 kilowatt-hours, and reduced the Company’s CO2 production by nearly 2,000 kilograms.
Factoid: Just the tiny fraction of the Sun's energy that hits the Earth (around a hundredth of a millionth of a percent) is enough to meet the world’s power needs many times over. In fact, every minute, enough energy arrives at the Earth to meet the world’s demand for a whole year. |