Stolt Sea Farm (SST) has installed solar panels on its RAS farm in Tocha, Portugal, making the plant a 100% removable energy-powered facility. Thus the company continues consolidating its commitment to sustainability while becoming less reliant on external services.
Although this is not the first time this has been done, as SST did in two facilities in Spain, the company is taking another step forward. Therefore, now Portugal's facility can follow the commitment to sustainability and environmental impact reduction, now in Portugal.
During six months, the installation has been polished. Precisely to ensure the minimum interruption of the daily operations, which are now successfully closed.
"Stolt Sea Farm is evaluating the feasibility of installing solar panels at our other sites. Moreover, we plan to increase solar capacity at the Tocha site," said Oscar Iglesias, Chief Operations Officer. "Our goal is to expand our use of renewable energy across the business to continuously increase the sustainability of our fish production process and, ultimately, contribute to a more sustainable future."
The solar panels installed at Tocha provide approximately 10% of the site's power consumption. This, combined with the green power supply from the grid and SSF's commitment to using renewable energy sources, has eliminated non-renewable energy sources.
Stolt Sea Farm (SSF) is a pioneer in land-based aquaculture. The business focuses on sustainable growth and building partnerships with customers and communities, while adhering to environmental protection standards. SSF is part of the Stolt-Nielsen Group and has its headquarters in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
