New Installation Will Help Supply Roughly 10 Percent of Rockford Plant's Electricity Needs Annually
New Installation Will Help Supply Roughly 10 Percent of Rockford Plant's Electricity Needs Annually
ROCKFORD, Ill. April 26, 2024 – Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, today celebrated the groundbreaking of a new 6.5-acre solar farm at its Electric Power Systems facility in Rockford, Illinois. The farm will be owned and operated by ENGIE North America (ENGIE) as part of a 15-year power purchase agreement. The new installation will help supply roughly 10 percent of the Rockford Plant 6 facility's electricity needs annually and is expected to begin operating later this year.
伊利諾伊州羅克福德2024年4月26日——RTX（紐約證券交易所代碼：RTX）旗下的柯林斯航空航天公司今天在其位於伊利諾伊州羅克福德的電力系統工廠慶祝了一個佔地6.5英畝的新太陽能發電場的破土動工。作爲爲期15年的購電協議的一部分，該農場將由ENGIE北美公司（ENGIE）擁有和運營。新裝置將幫助供應羅克福德六號工廠每年約10％的電力需求，預計將於今年晚些時候開始運營。
The project will create renewable electricity certificates retained by ENGIE, while Collins will pay for the electricity and purchase replacement certificates from other qualified renewable projects. Overall, the agreement will reduce the plant's greenhouse gas emissions by more than 1,500 metric tons of carbon dioxide annually, the equivalent of taking 357 gasoline-powered cars off the road for one year.
該項目將創建由ENGIE保留的可再生電力證書，而柯林斯將支付電費並從其他合格的可再生能源項目購買替代證書。總體而言，該協議將使該工廠的溫室氣體排放量每年減少1,500多公噸的二氧化碳，相當於使357輛汽油動力汽車停駛一年。
"By 2030, RTX has pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 46% from 2019 levels," said Annette McNeely, vice president, Environment, Health & Safety for RTX. "One of the ways we will achieve that goal is by increasing our use of renewable electricity through initiatives like our Rockford solar farm — one of 11 onsite solar projects RTX initiated in 2023."
RTX環境、健康與安全副總裁安妮特·麥克尼利表示：“到2030年，RTX已承諾將溫室氣體排放量從2019年的水平減少46％。”“我們實現這一目標的方法之一是通過羅克福德太陽能發電場等舉措增加可再生電力的使用，羅克福德太陽能發電場是RTX於2023年啓動的11個現場太陽能項目之一。”
"We are thrilled to break ground on this important sustainability initiative with the construction of the solar farm," said Jacques Boonen, chief strategy officer at ENGIE. "This project underscores ENGIE's commitment to reducing our environmental footprint while enhancing operational efficiency. We are not only embracing renewable energy but also paving the way for a greener future in the communities where we operate."
ENGIE首席戰略官雅克·布寧表示：“我們很高興通過建造太陽能發電場爲這項重要的可持續發展計劃奠定基礎。”“該項目凸顯了ENGIE對減少環境足跡同時提高運營效率的承諾。我們不僅在擁抱可再生能源，還爲我們運營所在社區的綠色未來鋪平道路。”
About Collins Aerospace
Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, is a leader in integrated and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Our 80,000 employees are dedicated to delivering future-focused technologies to advance sustainable and connected aviation, passenger safety and comfort, mission success, space exploration and more.
About RTX
With more than 185,000 global employees, RTX pushes the limits of technology and science to redefine how we connect and protect our world. Through industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon – we are advancing aviation, engineering integrated defense systems, and developing next-generation technology solutions and manufacturing to help global customers address their most critical challenges. The company, with 2023 sales of $69 billion, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
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關於柯林斯航空航天
Collins Aerospace 是 RTX 旗下公司，是全球航空航天和國防行業集成和智能解決方案領域的領導者。我們的 80,000 名員工緻力於提供面向未來的技術，以推動可持續和互聯航空、乘客安全和舒適度、任務成功、太空探索等。
關於 RTX
RTX 在全球擁有 185,000 多名員工，突破了技術和科學的極限，重新定義了我們連接和保護世界的方式。通過業界領先的業務——柯林斯航空航天公司、普惠公司和雷神——我們正在推進航空、工程綜合防禦系統並開發下一代技術解決方案和製造業，以幫助全球客戶應對他們最關鍵的挑戰。該公司總部位於弗吉尼亞州阿靈頓，2023年銷售額爲690億美元。
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