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Embraer has commissioned its largest solar energy project to date, with the upcoming installation to be situated at its Executive Jets headquarters in Melbourne, Florida.&nbsp;The project will include more than 1,900 solar panels capable of supplying up to 1,800 MWh annually.
According to Embraer Executive Jets, this will be enough to power “most of” its global customer center facility, which opened in December 2011. Alongside a 17,112-sq-ft delivery hangar, it features five design studios for customers to select aircraft paint schemes and interior customization options.
The installation marks the first initiative at an Embraer U.S. facility “designed to offset energy consumption onsite,” the OEM said. It also symbolizes what parent company Embraer terms “a major milestone” towards its goal of operating with 100% renewable energy across all global sites by 2030.
Additionally, Embraer intends to leverage its solar energy capacity across additional locations in Florida through participation in Florida Power &amp; Light Company’s SolarVantage program. This scheme allows customers to receive up to 45% of their annual energy usage from solar energy generation sites such as Embraer’s.
“We look forward to expanding this effort beyond our state-of-the-art customer center and into additional buildings across our Melbourne campus and other locations throughout Florida,” said Andreza Alberto, v-p of people, ESG, and communications at Embraer.

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