The Linfox Willawong warehouse features 1,950 individual high-durability panels configured on the roof as a giant logo.
Linfox has installed its largest solar photovoltaic (PV) system to date at its cross-functional facility in Willawong, Queensland. The move is part of the company’s efforts towards net zero emissions.
The 750-kilowatt (kW) solar PV system accompanies its first-ever industrial 555-kilowatt hour (kWh) Battery Energy Storage Solution (BESS), which has a solar storage and discharge capability enabling further solar energy self-utilisation.
Together, these will reduce 43 per cent of total site energy consumption from the grid.
Configured on the roof as a giant Linfox logo, the tier-one solar PV system features 1,950 individual high-durability panels that are set to produce abundant solar power for at least 25 years. The site’s strategic location also means the system can access more solar hours.
The site will be Linfox’s first carbon-neutral warehouse, comprising the solar PV system, the lithium iron phosphate BESS, LED lighting, electric truck charging capabilities, a reforestation area and waste recycling stations.
Without renewable energy sources, the site would consume 2.1 million kWh annually from the grid.
The previous 200kW solar PV system saw this annual usage drop to 1.9 million kWh, with the additional 550kW set to further reduce consumption to 1.2 million kWh.
“Linfox has a serious commitment to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions to zero, and projects like this reflect how we are getting closer to that goal,” said Linfox Manager Environmental Sustainability, Ruby Diaz.
“Our Scope 2 emissions, resulting from the generation of purchased energy, have significantly reduced due to a four-fold increase in our solar capacity since we started the installation process.
“Now, with the Willawong DC pioneering this combination of solar and battery systems, we hope to further accelerate reductions while charging our electric fleet with clean energy.
“Battery technology is an important element of our decarbonisation program – it will help us reduce reliance on the grid, especially when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing.”
Willawong is also close to the Intermodal rail terminal servicing Linfox’s Far North Queensland and east coast rail networks, further reducing transport related carbon emissions.
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