solar solutions for manufacturing and industrial facilities
Your manufacturing/industrial facility could be sitting under a gold mine. Your flat rooftop is a potential sun farm that could bring free light, free hot water, and free electricity into your building, reducing some major operating expenses!
Harness the Sun
Manufacturing and industrial facilities are usually very large and thus most square footage is lit artificially, since windows are confined to the exterior. The result is not only big lighting bills, but eye strain, reduced employee satisfaction, and a less healthful environment for workers. Now, with Solargreen, you can light that factory floor and other work spaces with natural daylight.
Natural light is much more healthful and beneficial for employees, because it synchronizes the human “body clock” (circadian rhythm), regulating a number of health functions in the human body, including cortisol production and alertness. Diminished alertness can lead to accidents and worker injury. Worker injuries can lead to compound losses: downtime, excessive medical costs, and in some cases, retraining.
Studies have also shown that naturally lit environments lead to a decrease in absenteeism and an increase in employee productivity and retention. Productivity gains of 6 to 16% have been documented, as well as an increase in quality of work. Since companies spend an average to 70 times as much money (per square foot per year) on employee salaries as on energy, an increase of just 1% in productivity can result in savings that exceed the company’s entire energy bill.7
Heat Water and Run Equipment with Solar
If your facility uses a lot of hot water in the manufacturing process or to operate or clean machinery, consider solar thermal/hot water options from Solargreen. Our new solar technologies are faster and more efficient than ever before. Best of all, you can heat that water for no cost as long as the sun is shining. Don’t forget, you can save on electricity as well! It takes a tremendous amount of electricity to run a factory or plant, and you could be cutting those costs every time the sun shines! With our advanced solar electric (photovoltaic/PV) products, you can put the sun to work for your operation. Think of it as the hardest working employee you’ll never have to pay! Any excess power generated can also be sold back to the utility company, turning a cost into a potential revenue source. And don’t forget how all that solar power can reduce your company’s environmental impact. That’s the kind of green news your customers like to hear!
Call Solargreen today at 303.295.7652 or 970.493.8241 or email us to learn how we can help you save on operating costs, put the sun to work for you, and shrink your company’s carbon footprint.
7 Rocky Mountain Institute