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    1. Sustainability

    Takeuchi Boosts Sustainability with Solar Panels at U.S. Facilities

    July 25, 2024
    Takeuchi's recently installed panels cover 85% of energy needs at its facilities.
    Related To: Takeuchi Mfg. (US), Ltd.
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    Takeuchi has installed energy-efficient solar panels at its U.S. manufacturing facilities in Pendergrass, Georgia, and Moore, South Carolina. The new panels cover about 85% of the energy needs at those two facilities, according to the company.

    The remaining 15% of energy needs will be sourced as green energy from local electrical suppliers, allowing Takeuchi’s U.S. locations to remain carbon neutral all year round. 

    “We quickly learned that a solar project of this magnitude takes a lot of time and planning,” said Angy Lamb, manager of operational services Takeuchi, in a statement. “We began meeting with solar energy companies in late summer 2022. Each company had to come on site to tour each building and evaluate the roof structures and electrical systems before drawing up preliminary design suggestions and providing estimates. That process alone took several months."

    In September 2023, all the necessary panels and hardware were shipped to the facilities. Soon after, Renu Energy Solutions, the solar panel provider, began installing the systems.

    “The first building to ‘go live’ was our South Carolina office building in February 2024,” said Jeff Stewart, president of Takeuchi, in a statement. “That was quickly followed by our Training Center in Pendergrass, Georgia and then the manufacturing plant in South Carolina. Finally, the machine distribution center, corporate office and main distribution center in Pendergrass came online in early July."