{"id":545966,"date":"2010-04-28T09:57:29","date_gmt":"2010-04-28T13:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenrightnow.com\/?p=11115"},"modified":"2010-04-28T09:57:29","modified_gmt":"2010-04-28T13:57:29","slug":"bacardi-will-harness-wind-power-at-puerto-rico-distillery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/545966","title":{"rendered":"Bacardi will harness wind power at Puerto Rico distillery"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Green Right Now Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n

If the impending arrival of summer has you thinking about drinks featuring paper umbrellas and a splash or two of rum, you may be able to support environmental responsibility as you kick back and relax: Rum manufacturer Bacardi<\/a> is installing the largest wind turbine operation in Puerto Rico to help power the company\u2019s top global distillery near San Juan.<\/p>\n

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Image: Bacardi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The two wind turbine units are industrial scale at 250kW each and are owned by Cata\u00f1o-based Aspenall Energies<\/a>, which will sell the electricity\u00a0 to Bacardi. With their blades, the turbines are 137 feet high and have a rotor diameter of 75 feet.<\/p>\n

The turbines are expected to generate approximately 1,000,000 kWh of electricity per year, accounting for three to seven percent of the power used by Bacardi. That’s roughly the consumption of tourism-related activities at its Casa Bacardi Visitor Center (and equivalent to the consumption of about 100 average households) with an expected carbon offset of more than 900 tons of CO2 per year. All of the power generated by the turbines will be consumed by the Bacardi facility.<\/p>\n

\u201cPuerto Rico relies on fossil fuels for virtually all its energy, so we hope other companies will follow this great leadership by Bacardi to use wind energy and other renewable energy sources,\u201d said Puerto Rico Governor Luis G. Fortu\u00f1o.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis sort of forward-thinking is exactly what we must encourage in Puerto Rico. This is precisely why we are introducing energy reform measures that will establish a better policy and regulatory framework that will enable more investment in renewable energy projects. The government will serve as a partner through incentives and other support that will result in all individuals and businesses having more opportunities to become part of the energy solution.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other environmental initiatives at the Bacardi plant:<\/p>\n