Hilcona relies on photovoltaics
10 February 2023
Hilcona AG is equipping its site in Orbe in the canton of Vaud with an extensive photovoltaic system. The company plans to push forward the sustainable production of high-quality foods with this.
The food company Hilcona AG is further advancing its trend toward sustainable and future-oriented production of high-quality food with a new project. According to a press release, following in the footsteps of the Landquart site in the canton of Graubünden, the Orbe factory is now also being fitted with a photovoltaic system spanning 6,000 square meters.
The solar power system should produce 1.2 gigawatt-hours per year. With this, Hilcona will be able to cover a quarter of the Orbe site’s energy requirement. There are already plans to further expand the photovoltaics on the facade surfaces. Hilcona’s CEO Martin Henck commented: “We are taking climate protection very seriously.” He added that this is why the company is consciously applying a number of measures: “With the photovoltaics system in Orbe, we are now creating another milestone in our green energy supply.”