STMicroelectronics’ Bouskoura plant to use 50% of renewable energy sources by 2022
July 26 2021 - 9:00AM
PR N°C3021C
STMicroelectronics’ Bouskoura plant
to use 50% of renewable energy sources by
2022
A project that advances STMicroelectronics’
commitment to sourcing renewable energy and becoming carbon-neutral
by 2027.
Geneva – July 26, 2021 – As part of its action plan to achieve
carbon-neutrality by 2027, STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM), a global
leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics
applications, announced today that its Bouskoura site in Morocco
will procure 50% of its energy from renewable sources by 2022
compared to 1 % in 2020.
STMicroelectronics has been present in Bouskoura for over 20
years with a back-end plant which employs 2,800 people. The site
has developed several programs over the last few years to reduce
its indirect greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 2) and augment the use
of renewable energy sources:
- The purchase of electrical power generated by wind
farm: the electricity of 12 wind turbines produced by InnoVent in
North Morocco will be fed into Morocco’s national power grid and
then, purchased by ST. Located in Oualidia - El Jadida in
northwest Morocco, near the Atlantic Ocean, the 10-hectare wind
farm built by InnoVent, a company specialized in the development
and operation of wind and solar farms in France and Africa, started
producing electricity on March 2021 and will reach its full
capacity of 36 MW at the end of the year. With annual output
expected to reach more than 80 gigawatt-hours of green energy,
the wind farm should contribute to reduce the Bouskoura facility’s
CO2 emissions by about 60,000 metric tons per year – or
the amount of carbon captured by planting
1,100,000 trees.
- Solar power generation. In December 2019, ST
Bouskoura set up a solar carport (250 parking places), with 2,400
solar panels providing peak power of 672 kilowatts (kWp) and
spanning some 4,000 square meters. With annual production of more
than 1 gigawatt-hour of photovoltaic energy, this program reduces
the site’s annual CO2 emissions by nearly 740 metric tons. The
solar energy from this carport provides some of Bouskoura’s own
power needs, to complement the power supplied by the wind
farm.
- Replacement of conventional light bulbs by LED lighting
for the entire site. Kicked off in September 2020, this
program will reduce the site’s annual power consumption by 1.3
GWh.
“Our electrical power purchases from the Oualidia wind farm
complement our own generation of electricity by the solar carport,
installed over a year ago,” noted Fabrice Gomez, General Manager of
STMicroelectronics Bouskoura. “We are proud to call on renewable
and local energy sources to help the Company reach its goal of
carbon neutrality, while also supporting the Moroccan government’s
commitment to the energy transition.”
Rajita D’Souza, President, Human Resources and Corporate Social
Responsibility at STMicroelectronics, added, “STMicroelectronics
has committed to procuring 100% of its energy needs from renewable
sources by 2027, thanks to a combination of on-site solar power
installations and agreements to purchase green-certified renewable
energies. The use of electricity from wind power at our Bouskoura
plant in Morocco marks a major step forward for our Group and
reflects a trend that will be strengthened over time and expanded
to include several of our sites.”
About STMicroelectronics
At ST, we are 46,000 creators and makers of semiconductor
technologies mastering the semiconductor supply chain with
state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. An independent device
manufacturer, we work with more than 100,000 customers and
thousands of partners to design and build products, solutions, and
ecosystems that address their challenges and opportunities, and the
need to support a more sustainable world. Our technologies enable
smarter mobility, more efficient power and energy management, and
the wide-scale deployment of the Internet of Things and 5G
technology. Further information can be found at www.st.com.
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