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Boeing Site to Operate as 100-Percent Renewable Energy Site

  • Apr 20, 2011
Boeing and South Carolina Electric & Gas have announced an energy partnership that will enable Boeing South Carolina to operate as a 100-percent renewable energy site.

"This is an important announcement for Boeing and we're honored to share it with South Carolina Electric & Gas," said Jim Albaugh, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "Our 787 Dreamliner is manufactured using fewer hazardous materials and designed to consume less fuel, and produce fewer emissions. It only makes sense that our business operations in South Carolina reflect the environmental progressiveness of the airplane we'll build here."

Watch the video here: http://www.boeing.com/videos/video.html?fr_story=50c08a148ec44c9f4b81fd044c2c9febea41cc67&rf=bm

Renewable energy will be generated at the North Charleston site in part with thin-film solar laminate panels owned, installed and maintained by SCE&G on the new Boeing 787 Final Assembly building roof. This solar installation will provide up to 2.6 megawatts of electrical power for the site, enough to power approximately 250 homes. The installation will be the largest in the Southeast by production capacity, and the sixth largest in the U.S.

"South Carolina Electric & Gas is pleased to partner with Boeing and provide the energy resources needed to meet their commitment to a 100 percent renewable energy site," said Kevin Marsh, president of SCE&G. "Customer service is one of our core values. We understand Boeing's business objectives and commitment to the environment and are delighted we can be a partner to provide this energy solution."

Under this arrangement, SCE&G will install the solar generation system and dedicate the power from the system to the Boeing site. SCE&G will then supplement the solar generated energy with power from its system resources, coupled with renewable energy certificates from its renewable generating facility, to meet all of Boeing's energy requirements.

"Our customers expect that Boeing's products and services be environmentally progressive, and our communities expect that we take credible actions to reduce our impact on the environment," said Mary Armstrong, vice president of Environment, Health and Safety for Boeing. "This partnership demonstrates that we share those priorities, and shows that it is possible to commit to renewable energy on a large scale."

Comments

Tue, Jun 14, 2011 Alan Dallas

To yelenaD: Does your comment have any relevancy to the article regarding renewable energy? But since you brought it up, it sounds like the people of South Carolina enthusiastically welcome the facility. The NLRB should stay out of the way.

Tue, Jun 14, 2011 Hal Salf Cincinnati,Ohio

The printed article above and video were very impressive bits of information. I can see now that you not only put design and safety together upfront, but it flows down to employees working on the line. Not only are Boeing;s employees are involved but, the surrounding neighborhood people are also considered in the overall plan of design and operation. Keep up the good work. Hal Scalf

Wed, Jun 8, 2011 yelenaD United States

The Boeing Company should follow the National Labor Relation Board to have a good relationship with the poeple in South Carolina especially the workers there. There should be a win-win agreement so that everyone that is concerned will be alright. Boeing and a brand new facility opened by the business are at the middle of a great political predicament that has started. The brand-new facility will be where the Boeing 787, or the “Dreamliner” will be built There's a somewhat tense history in between Boeing and unions. Organized labor sees the new center as a slap in the face. Some are scared of losing their jobs and no longer having access to DOT.

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