Corporate Social Responsibility Press Release
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7.03.2008 - 12:30pm ET
News from:
Caterpillar Inc.
'Green' Power Provides Electricity to Caterpillar's Northern Ireland Facilities
(CSRwire) PEORIA, Ill., July 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In support of strategic
initiatives to use alternative or renewable sources to meet 20 percent of
its energy needs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from existing
facilities by 25 percent by 2020, Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) recently
transitioned the power for its Northern Ireland facilities to "green"
electricity.
As of May of this year, all electric power for the company's FG Wilson
manufacturing plants in Northern Ireland is supplied by Airtricity, a
fully integrated renewable electricity utility specializing in the
development and long term ownership of onshore and offshore wind farms and
selling the electricity generated.
"Transferring our consumption from traditional energy sources to more
renewable sources is an important step in reaching our 2020 goals and
being recognized as a sustainable company," said Doug Oberhelman,
Caterpillar Group President.
Through the agreement, the facilities will reduce CO2 emissions by
approximately 11,000 tons per year -- the equivalent weight of CO2
produced by powering 6,000 homes.
"Airtricity supplies FG Wilson with electricity produced by wind farms,"
said Bill Rohner, vice-president of Caterpillar's Electric Power Division.
"Sustainability is a key element of our corporate strategy and switching
to green electricity is central to that. Transferring our NI facilities
to wind generated electricity supplied by Airtricity will facilitate
Caterpillar's 2020 goals to utilize renewable energy sources and decrease
greenhouse gas emissions."
This is Caterpillar's first production site to be 100 percent supplied by
renewable electricity.
More information about Caterpillar's 2020 goals and sustainable
development efforts can be found in the company's annual sustainability
report at http://www.cat.com.
About Caterpillar
For more than 80 years, Caterpillar Inc. has been making progress possible
and driving positive and sustainable change on every continent. With 2007
sales and revenues of $44.958 billion, Caterpillar is the world's leading
manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas
engines and industrial gas turbines. The company also is a leading
services provider through Caterpillar Financial Services, Caterpillar
Remanufacturing Services, Caterpillar Logistics Services and Progress Rail
Services. More information is available at http://www.cat.com/.
For more information please contact:
Melissa Hucal, Corporate Public Affairs
Caterpillar Inc.
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