After the week boeing s had it s understandable that the dedication of the 10 acre solar farm on the roof of its north charleston final assembly building friday was largely out of.
Boeing charleston solar panels.
More than a decade since that decision over 370 787s have left the north charleston plant calhoun is now boeing s chief executive the venerable 737 line isn t delivering any commercial airplanes and a global pandemic has frozen global jetliner demand.
The solar farm will be the sixth largest in the u s.
Boeing co the seattle based manufacturer of jetliners will install approximately ten acres of solar panels on the roof of their 750 million facility in north charleston sc.
And one of the biggest in the southeast.
Under the arrangement with boeing sce g will own and maintain the solar generation system and will supplement the solar generated energy with power from its system resources coupled with green attributes from its north charleston biomass generator to meet all of boeing s energy requirements.
The site s 787 final assembly building is at the center and covered with solar panels.
Up to 20 percent of that energy is supplied by more than 18 00 thin film solar panels approximately 10 acres installed on the roof of the 787 final assembly building.
The site currently serves as one of two final.
Boeing south carolina was the company s first 100 percent renewable energy site.
Also boeing south carolina sends no waste to a.
Some of that energy comes from solar panels on the roof of the 787 final assembly building.
Boeing rolled out the 787 10 in north charleston.
Up to 20 percent of that energy is supplied by more than 18 00 thin film solar panels approximately 10 acres installed on the roof of the 787 final assembly building.
The facilities in south carolina are environmentally friendly.
The site was the first boeing facility to be powered by 100 renewable energy.