Trouw Nutrition´s plant in Guatemala generates up to 100% of its energy through Solar Panels

To celebrate Earth Day, the Trouw Nutrition team is proud to share that our premix plant in Guatemala operates with the capacity to generate up to 100% of its energy requirement from a clean and renewable source: the sun

Through their mission, Feeding the Future, Trouw Nutrition has made a commitment to help feed the growing population without compromising the resources of tomorrow. Today, in celebration of Earth Day, they are proud to share one of the initiatives that exemplifies their commitment: utilizing solar energy to generate up to 100% of the energy needed to produce premixes and farm minerals at their plant in Guatemala, which supplies several countries in the region.

Through two strategically designed phases, their goal has been to replace the non-renewable energy consumption of the premix plant with energy from a sustainable source. Starting in 2019, the first phase included the installation of 100 solar panels with a capacity of 35 kW that covers up to 50% of the energy consumption of the premix plant. The second and last phase considered 112 additional panels, with a capacity of 44.8 kW, and with this, achieving their goal of covering energy needs up to a 100%.

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This project implies that the plant´s monthly capacity of more than 11,300 kW of energy, equivalent to almost 136,000 kWh during the year, comes now from a renewable source. Thanks to this project they have reduced their carbon footprint, which represents 54,653 kg of carbon dioxide less being released to the environment per year. This reduction is equivalent to planting 82 trees in that same period.

With the commitment to care for the environment for new generations and fulfilling their mission of Feeding the Future, Trouw Nutrition prioritizes sustainable projects investing their capacity to innovate, scientific knowledge and resources in initiatives that lead towards a better future. The transition to clean and renewable energy in their plant in Guatemala is just one example of this, which we hope can inspire others to change.