Endesa S A : The Bridgestone Factory in Burgos, together with Endesa X, has incorporated solar energy into the production process

• On the roof of the installation they have installed more than 20,500 solar panels, with a total power of 9.2 MW that occupy a total area of more than 40,000 m2.
• It is one of the most important self-consumption projects in Spain.
• Between 10% and 14% of the electricity consumed by the plant will be obtained directly from the sun, and during the hours when the sun is strongest it will meet the factory's total demand for electricity.
• This initiative will be a benchmark for similar projects within the Bridgestone Group.

The factory in Burgos belonging to Bridgestone, a world leader in tyres and sustainable mobility solutions, has successfully completed one of the most important self-consumption projects in Spain, announced in 2021, and undertaken together with Endesa X. From now on, part of the electricity consumed by the factory will be solar energy from the 20,509 solar panels installed on the roof that have a total installed capacity of 9.2 MW. The facility occupies a total surface area of more than 44,000 m2, equivalent to more than five football pitches, which is approximately one third of the total area of the factory.

Specifically, 10% of the energy consumed by the factory in Burgos comes from these panels, a percentage that can reach 14% in some months and on especially sunny summer days, all the machines operating in the plant will be powered by solar energy.

In this way, the plant promotes self-consumption by minimising its impact on both the environment and the electricity grid and is able to produce what is called Km0 energy, that is, the energy will be produced at its point of consumption, which is more beneficial to the environment.

Local companies, including Norsol and Solinec, collaborated in the installation of the panels.

Towards carbon neutrality by 2050

Bridgestone completed this project at an estimated cost of over five million euros, in collaboration with Endesa X, Endesa's energy services subsidiary, and under the modality of a 15-year operating lease through Cogenio Iberia.

The plan is part of Bridgestone's E8 Commitment, announced in 2022 that cross-roots all the company's activities and is an essential feature of its mobility products and solutions. It involves a corporate commitment for 2030, which consists of eight values that begin with the letter "E" (Energy, Ecology, Efficiency, Extension, Economy, Emotion, Ergonomics and Empowerment) with the aim of achieving a sustainable environment.

Within this context, the installation at the factory in Burgos is part of the Bridgestone Group's objective of reducing its CO2 emissions by 50% by 2030(1) and achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.

According to Javier Juárez, Manager of the plant, "we are very pleased to see that this project that we announced in 2021 has become a reality. Firstly, it contributes to materialising the Bridgestone Group's objective of being carbon neutral by 2050, but it is also an important step in the decarbonisation of Burgos and a boost to energy transition in the region, which the company is firmly committed to sustainably developing.

Álvaro Otaolaurruchi, B2B Manager at Endesa X, stressed that "the start-up of this new solar plant under an operating lease model demonstrates the role of Endesa X as a facilitating agent in the start-up of projects of this magnitude, combining the client's need to advance with regard to savings and decarbonisation but without financial investment holding them back and ensuring that during the operational useful life of the asset it always performs at its best".