Royal Wine (RWC) has declared that a solar power system has been installed on the rooftop of its warehouse facility and corporate headquarters in New Jersey. RWC produces specialty wines in California and New York, is a distributor and an importer and Kedem Food Products is its subsidiary.
Royal Wine Corp. has completed a 6 month roofing and solar panel installation project
Royal Wine joins the other corporations in New Jersey such as M&M Mars, Fed Ex, Johnson & Johnson and McGraw Hill that have fixed power saving, eco-friendly options. The solar system of 1.15 MW will generate adequate power to meet 65% of the energy needs of RWC. The power needs will be met by green and sustainable energy for about 20 years.
RWC owns and operates the solar system that spans rooftop space of 4 acres, which would have gone unused without impacting the environment negatively. The solar system consists of 5,000 Schott Polycrystalline Solar Panels that were indigenously manufactured and customized to address the energy needs of the facility. RWC will be making use of a federal incentive program offered by the American Recovery Act to obtain a federal grant of 30% on the project. Royal Wine will also take advantage of the New Jersey Clean Energy Program that allows companies to earn Solar Renewable Energy Certificates.
The solar system that was installed is expected to decrease the release of more than 20,000 t of carbon dioxide over the 20 year life of the project, or the equivalent to 200 acres of forest preserved from deforestation or 42,000 barrels of oil not consumed; 46,000 tree seedlings grown; or 2.0 million gallons of gasoline not burned or 2,200 households' electricity use or more than 3,500 passenger cars not driven.