Bayer MaterialScience Advances Clean Energy Initiatives
December 28th, 2011
Sheffield (PRWEB) November 12, 2011
Bayer MaterialScience LLC, announced that a comprehensive initiative on the use of alternative energy sources at its sheet products operations will reduce its future carbon footprint by 20%. The announcement follows the award of a new energy contract to Hess that will increase the amount of power Bayer receives from renewable sources.
The Bayer sheet business worked in tandem with World Energy Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: XWES), a leading energy management services firm, to evaluate alternatives and establish contracts to purchase a substantial portion of its energy from green sources including solar and wind power providers.
By purchasing 20 percent clean energy, the plastics manufacturer will reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 3,793 metric tons annually. According to EPA statistics* the reduction yields the equivalent of each of the following annually:
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