Lyreco inaugurates solar power plant

Go to At the beginning of the year, Lyreco reported for the first time about the construction of its own photovoltaic plant. Since then, a lot has happened on the roofs in Dintikon: On October 11, 2022, the plant was ceremoniously inaugurated and from now on generates around 1 million kWh per year of green, climate-neutral electricity for logistics.

Solar power plant with over 5400 m2 area

The inauguration ceremony was held with Erwin Fries, COO of Lyreco Switzerland AG, and Peter Dietiker, Head of Solar Business Development at Romande Energie, as well as all those involved in the project. "We are pleased that from now on we will be able to cover 40 % of our energy needs ourselves, with the remaining 60 % flowing directly into Romande Energie's local power grid," said Erwin Fries. The newly constructed plant, consisting of around 3000 solar panels on a total surface area of 5424 m2, can generate 1.1 gigawatt hours of electricity per year, which is equivalent to the demand of around 450 homes. Lyreco is thus making a decisive contribution to reducing its ecological footprint and cutting climate-damaging CO₂-emissions from energy generation.

In line with the sustainability strategy

"Sustainability is firmly anchored in our corporate philosophy," Lyreco writes in this regard. That is why the company is consistently committed to further minimizing its ecological footprint and reducing its CO2 emissions. For example, with environmentally friendly transport by rail with SBB Cargo, by e-van or cargo bike - as well as with the robust and climate-neutral reusable boxes made of recycled material, which are used up to five times on average. "Our goal by 2026 is for our company vehicles, business trips and company facilities to be climate-neutral. With ecologically produced electricity from solar energy, we are a significant step closer to this goal," it continues.

Source: Lyreco

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