Solar Power at Ortho Clinical Diagnostics in Raritan, N.J.
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, a Johnson & Johnson company, has broken ground for a solar array at its Raritan N.J. headquarters.
The 1.69-megawatt array of over 7,300 ground-mounted panels – expected to generate about 2 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of power per year – will be installed on six acres. The program is expected to decrease green house gas emissions through the production of renewable energy that is equivalent to taking about 270 passenger vehicles off the road per year. The company expects to complete the installation later this year.
An array of 7,300 ground-mounted panels will be installed on six acres in front of the
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics building.
“We are committed to operating our business in a manner that responsibly addresses the long-term energy needs of the company and supports the environmental health of our community and our planet,” said Stuart Magloff, Vice President of Operations, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics. “This project will generate about 10 percent of our facility’s energy needs when completed and decrease carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 1,600 metric tons annually.”
Johnson & Johnson set a company-wide goal of reducing its carbon footprint at its facilities nationwide by 7 percent between 1990 and 2010. In addition to the Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Raritan site, Johnson & Johnson has solar power systems planned for 2010 or completed at 20 sites worldwide which together represent an installed capacity of about 13 megawatts. The Ortho Clinical Diagnostics solar panel installation will be among the largest of Johnson & Johnson solar installations.
As of May 2008, Johnson & Johnson was the second-largest corporate user of on‐site solar energy in the U.S., according to the World Resources Institute. The company is the nation’s tenth-largest purchaser of renewable energy, according to the EPA Green Power Partnership, and has received six Green Power Leadership Awards from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy since 2002.
Once mature in three to five years, trees and shrubs will enhance the appearance of
the project.
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