Expansion of renewable energy! Total photovoltaic area more than doubled!
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The folding carton printing company from Neuenhaus once again underlines its commitment to sustainability. The company invested in PV technology for the first time back in 2019. Now it has gone one better. The company, which is primarily active in 3B sheet-fed offset printing with a 7-color XL printing press, is further emphasizing its commitment to sustainable and CO2-reduced print production with this approach.
Expansion of the PV system
The first solar panels were installed on the roof of the finishing hall in Morsstrasse back in 2019. In October 2024, a further 337 modules were added in the administration and production areas, bringing the system to a total of 553 solar modules and covering a roof area of 1,100 square meters. The entire system generates around 230,000 kilowatt hours of environmentally friendly electricity every year, making a significant contribution to the company's energy supply.
The core business and special products
The Kip printing company, a family business with around 100 employees, specializes in the production of folding cartons and banderoles. The company also offers a wide range of special products, including Advent calendars, competition cards, hang tags, bottle stoppers, turntables and oil change tags.
The company, which has existed since 1951 and is managed by Corinna Kip-Geerligs and her daughter Isabell Geerligs, stands for environmentally conscious and sustainable print production.
Environmentally oriented company
In addition to using solar energy, the print shop draws energy from its own combined heat and power plant. By using twice as much primary energy, a total of 50 tons of CO2 could be saved in 2023.
“Together, our two systems - the combined heat and power plant and the large photovoltaic systems - generate around 50 percent of the electricity that we need as a company on an annual average. In addition to this, we cover our other electricity requirements with green electricity, which is generated from 100% hydropower. The electricity is generated in European hydroelectric power plants. This enables us to save a further 185.5 tons of CO2 compared to the normal CO2 emissions of the German electricity mix. In total, we save around 315 tons of CO2 per year with our new PV system,” explains Isabell Geerligs.
Sustainability with economic added value
By using solar power directly, Kip reduces operating costs as it is cheaper than conventional electricity. The solar project thus demonstrates that a photovoltaic system not only has ecological benefits, but also economic ones.
Kip 2022 was awarded the silver prize at the Druck & Medien Awards for its long-standing commitment to climate protection and sustainable investments, confirming its consistent commitment to an environmentally friendly future.
