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The push towards renewable energy

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has taken over and for good reason,

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the future of our planet depends on it.

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And Canada, along with over 120 other countries

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is looking towards net zero emissions by the year 2050.

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The Hillmount facility

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at Estée Lauder wants to do its part.

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Our company aims to minimize environmental impacts

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by setting targets to reduce direct and indirect emissions.

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And one of our initiatives is with solar energy.

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Hi, my name is Amrit Singh.

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And I'm a Project Engineer at Estée Lauder.

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And today we are excited because in line

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with our net zero carbons emissions commitment

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and our goal toward achieving LEED Silver certification,

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we are gonna be the first Estée Lauder facility

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in all of Canada to have solar powered energy.

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We're gonna have just under 1600 solar panels providing

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around 700,000 kilowatt hours worth of energy yearly,

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which is approximately 10% of the estimated plant demand.

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That's equivalent to around 84 homes worth

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of yearly electricity or 63.1 million smartphones charged.

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That's a lot of power.

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And that is something to be excited about.

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Estée Lauder contracted solar specialists,

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RESCo Energy Inc for their install.

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With a defined procedure in place,

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and the area laid out to the millimeter,

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the mounting brackets are installed,

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and panels are craned onto the roof.

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Like it there?

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coming down.

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Bit more bit more.

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Okay, we're good

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With the panel safely up on the roof,

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installation can begin.

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It's time for the first panel to be unboxed

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and put in place.

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Number one up 1600 here we go.

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The first panel goes in and is wired up

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without a hitch.

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The team continues with its methodical approach to ensure

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that the rest of the panels go in just as smoothly

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on this unique job.

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This project is the first of its kind

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in a Canadian facility.

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This project concept began in 2018 and it was

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a collaborative effort among many departments.

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And we're really thankful for all of their support.

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The installation is a great addition to a brand new building

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our new home at Hillmount.

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Over the next several weeks,

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the team keeps up a torrid pace

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and sees this installation through to completion.

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So our inverters on the roof are converting DC power to AC

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and transferring that AC power all the way down

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to this room where the transformer is.

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So power is coming into our transformer at 480 volts.

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And this transformer is gonna step it up to 600 volts

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and then further transferred into our switch gear room

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which is a little below.

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And that power is brought down all the way

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to our switch gear, which is controlled

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by our microgrid controller.

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A microgrid controller is basically our main brain

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that controls our power consumption and distribution.

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This system switch power sources from solar to main grid

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to generators in case we lose power from the main grid.

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All right, guys, thank you for coming out today.

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It's a beautiful morning with the sun shining

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really brightly on us.

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And we are here to celebrate the solar panels.

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And it's a great achievement for us all,

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especially here at the Hillmount plant.

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One small step for mankind,

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one big leap for sustainability.

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Through horizontal colleagueship

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and great collaborative effort throughout the organization,

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the One Canada team is very proud of this accomplishment.

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Situated on 60,000 square feet of warehouse roof

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which is non combustible and structurally reinforced to hold

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over 1600 photovoltaic panels and 11 inverter connections.

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This solar system can generate up to 647 kilowatts

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of direct current to our Hillmount manufacturing plant.

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This project is a testament to ELC's commitment

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to net zero carbon emissions.

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It's also critical in Hillmount achieving

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its LEED Silver certification.

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The completion of this project is a true testament to

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the commitment and dedication that Estee Launder Companies

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has for sustainability.

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Being fairly new to the organization.

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One of the things that attracted me to work for Estée Lauder

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was not only their commitment to people

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but also to the environment.

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And it's evident with this achievement today.

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And I look forward to many achievements to come.

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We are here today to celebrate a big milestone

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for the Hillmount facility,

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very proud to be part of One Canada team.

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So all that power eventually makes its way inside

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the building where it's consumed.

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And if you take a look around, the machines are on

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and the lights are on, and that's a great sign

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that we are making a difference in our carbon footprint

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to the world.

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And I hope that serves as an inspiration toward other plants

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and their sustainability efforts.

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With this installation,

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Estée Lauder is not only creating a more efficient facility

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for themselves but they're also reinforcing their commitment

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to a greener future for everyone.