NEW YORK (Commodity Online): AER Worldwide, a global electronics recycler and independent distributor of electronic components, uses solar power to recycle e-wastes.
The company has reported to have installed solar panel capacity of 234 KW by the Vista Solar, a commercial PV solar intaller which will generate approximately 361,819 kWh per year.
According to the AER, the solar intallation is said to offset almost 99% of the companies current electricity bills.
The roof-mounted system, made up of 1,027 SunPower 228W modules and a 225kW SatCon inverter, will generate approximately 361,819 kWh per year. This is equivalent to the usage of approximately 50 homes, planting 6,511 mature trees, removing 259 tons of CO2 from the atmosphere or burning 29,349 fewer gallons of gasoline. The system is set to provide AER with electricity to process and recycle e-Waste for at least 25 years.
AER Worldwide functions as an independent distributor of integrated circuits and as an electronics recycler. The company focuses on obtaining new and used excess and obsolete integrated circuits and sells them via direct sales to large OEM, CEM, ODM, broker and distributor markets.
Whereas, Vista Solar is an award winning Bay Area based solar installation and project development firm.
