BUFFALO, W.Va.- Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia announced plans to install what will be the largest solar panel in All of West Virginia to compensate for the use of carbon fuels at the Buffalo plant.
“Toyota is continually looking for new tactics to reduce water consumption, recycle fabrics and save energy, and we are proud to include solar panels in our diversity of more productive practices,” said Kevin Bell, TMNA’s leading energy director, in a corporate press.”We are committed to setting an example of sustainability to show how a company can particularly reduce the environmental impact on its operations.”
Buffalo’s plan will come with a solar panel that will cover six acres and generate 2.6 megawatts of solar power.This is a $4.9 million investment that corporate officials say co2 emissions from the plant across 1,822 metric tons consistent with the year.completed until March 2021.
This is a component of a larger task in which the Japanese automaker is also installing solar panels in the company’s operations in Alabama and Missouri.Company officials say it is a component of the company’s commitment to all carbon emissions from production to 2050.
Founded in 1996, TMMWV manufactures nearly one million engines and transmissions for Toyota Avalon, Camry, Corolla, Highlander, Rav4 and Lexus ES and RX350. In addition, in June 2020, TMMWV was the first Toyota plant in North America to begin building hybrid bridges.boxes, which are built for Highlander and Sienna.