The next step in sustainable production; 888 solar panels

As a production company, processing 10 million kilos of vegetables each year, we realize that we need to make responsible and sustainable choices. Saying this is one thing, doing it is most important. After achieving processing 100 percent of our residual streams, using sustainable energy is a logical next step for us.

When you are processing almost 10 million kilos of vegetables by machine a year in a fully cooled environment, you can imagine that the energy consumption is considerable. It is time to use the roof of our processing facility in a sustainable way. A project for which Ruben, together with Lemon Energie, ended up at Bata Energy Solutions.

888 solar panels

In June of this year, after a long and intensive preliminary process, they deployed an installation with as many as 888 solar panels on the roof. The total installation is expected to account for more than 50 percent of Snijpunt's energy needs.

Production and cooling

Installing solar panels is a perfect choice for generating the energy we use for our production. Mainly because we use extra energy to cool our products especially during hot weather. In addition, the solar panels cause the roof to heat up less quickly which reduces cooling needs.

More sustainable opportunities

As part of growers' association Harvest House, we are making increasingly sustainable choices throughout the chain. And just like our approach in the development of new products, we always have our eyes open for new possibilities. In the coming period we will further investigate the options for sustainability in our production.