Orivárzea invests €597 thousand in two photovoltaic plants

In 2013, the managers of Orivárzea, Portuguese producer of rice, decided to increase the sustainability of their products, indirectly, through the installation of a photovoltaic coverage of 174.9 kWp, a project that was effected last May and which covers an area of about 2850 square meters.

This solution takes into account the sustainability, of course, but also weighs on wallet-or rather, make it heavier, figuratively, in the medium and long term. With an investment of € 247,000, the Orivárzea achieves an annual turnover of 17%, recovering all the capital in just five years.

"The Orivárzea is an agri-food company that, in a sustainable manner, develops its activity dede seed production to placement of the rice in the linear. Throughout the process, our concern is to preserve the ecosystem associated with rice production, since there is a flora and fauna associated with this culture, which is vital to the maintenance of wetlands where one inserts the production, "explained Green Savers Joaquim Bravo, director of quality of Orivárzea.

The responsible admits that the photovoltaic energy production unit will "optimize" the company's energy autonomy by promoting an environmental and economic improvement. To produce annually 266.89 MWh, the equivalent to feed 70 dwellings, the photovoltaic installation will avoid annual emissions of 54.2 tonnes of CO2 â€" it would be like planting a forest with the size of 11 football stadiums.

According to Joaquim Bravo, the photovoltaic installation has an estimated period of life of 20 years, and there is no maintenance costs. After this period, the infrastructure will have to be replaced.

In the short term, the Orivárzea will invest € 350,000 in another photovoltaic installation, now on Marecos. "I can't quantify how much we invest in sustainability, but we produce all our rice in an integrated manner. We carry out the management of agricultural waste and we have forwarded the packaging for the Valorfito. Also we have forwarded and separated all the garbage through the Socorsul, "concluded the responsible.

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