April 5, 2023
Tate Inc. and DSD Renewables have accomplished the set up of a 561.12 kW solar rooftop system at Tate’s facility in Jessup, Maryland.
Tate is a number one producer of raised entry flooring and knowledge middle administration options. The firm’s merchandise embody concrete and metal raised flooring panels, structural ceilings and knowledge middle containment and infrastructure distribution options.
The newly put in rooftop solar system will generate an estimated 700,000 kWh of energy yearly, which can be used to power welders, lighting and different equipment to assist the corporate’s manufacturing processes. In order to achieve this stage of era, the panels cowl roughly 50,000 sq. toes of the constructing’s roof.
“Sustainability is a core value for our business, and we’ve made it a priority to implement processes and systems that will help us achieve our environmental goals,” stated Daniel Kennedy, normal supervisor at Tate. “The solar PV system was an obvious next step for us in achieving those goals and reducing our environmental impact.”
As a division of Kingspan, Tate is a part of the corporate’s formidable 10-year world sustainability program, Planet Passionate. All Kingspan firms all through the world take part within the initiative, which goals to affect three main world points: local weather change, circularity and safety of our pure world. The solar PV system was put in as a part of the Planet Passionate program and the energy generated on the Jessup facility will account for about 55% of the constructing’s whole energy use. Other Planet Passionate initiatives that Tate is implementing embody the elimination of all firm waste being despatched to landfill, which was achieved in 2020, rainwater harvesting at its Red Lion, PA, facility and making the conversion to all electrical firm automobiles.
“We are honored to have partnered with Tate on their solar rooftop installation,” stated Jason Chiang, senior director of business origination at DSD. “The completion of this project demonstrates Tate’s commitment to renewable energy, and we are proud to have played a role in helping them towards achieving their sustainability goals.”
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