Solar power isn’t just for hippies or loners who want to “live off the grid” anymore.
If you haven’t noticed, major manufacturers have been adding solar power to their operations lately. Lego A/S says its new Virginia injection molding plant will solely rely on solar power. Sealed Air Corp. is investing $9 million to convert a California Bubble Wrap plant to solar. Thermoformer C+K Plastics Inc. is adding solar in North Carolina.
And it’s not just processors either. On Sept. 2, Toray Resin Co. said it is working with Duke Energy to use solar power for its compounding plant in Indiana.
Add to that the launch of an electric-power cracking plant in Germany in a pilot project backed by BASF, Sabic and Linde. While the partners have not said what will be used to power that electric cracking plant, they did note it will give them options of a more sustainable energy source than natural…
Time to shine for solar energy
