Frito-Lay Transforms California Facility Around Sustainability – Green Fleet

Frito-Lay introduced the close to completion of its Modesto, California, facility’s transformation right into a showcase for sustainable manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution applied sciences, in accordance with the corporate’s information launch.

The mission was began in 2019 and supported by the California Local weather Investments (CCI) initiative, the San Joaquin Valley Air Air pollution Management District (SJVAPCD), and the California Air Sources Board (CARB) to exhibit the sustainability advantages of zero-emission (ZE) and near-zero-emission (NZE) applied sciences.

The Frito-Lay Modesto web site is 500,000 sq. ft, sits on 80 acres, and employs greater than 1,100 associates.

The ability is the primary Frito-Lay manufacturing facility to implement site-wide different gasoline autos, on-site renewable power era, power storage tools, and worker electrical automobile charging stations. 

“At Frito-Lay and PepsiCo, we’re devoted to working inside our planetary bounds and galvanizing constructive change. The transformation at Modesto is in direct help of our PepsiCo Optimistic (pep+) dedication to constructing a round and inclusive worth chain and reaching web zero emissions by 2040,” stated Steven Williams, CEO of PepsiCo Meals North America. “Thus far, the Frito-Lay Modesto transformation has resulted in a 91 p.c discount in greenhouse gasoline (GHG) emissions from direct fleet operations, or 5,250 metric tons of GHG emissions. If the usual 4-person compact SUV drives on common 15,000 miles per yr with a median MPG of 25.5, this discount is the equal of eradicating simply over 1,000 normal compact SUVs from the street.”

Modesto’s upgrades embody changing diesel fleet belongings with ZE and NZE options, fueling and charging infrastructure for the brand new fleet, and on-site renewable power era and storage.

These know-how upgrades embody:

• One-megawatt photo voltaic carport with power storage doubles the quantity of photo voltaic era capability on the facility by supplementing the positioning’s 1-megawatt of rooftop photo voltaic panels. 
• 12 Crown Li-ion forklifts powered by lithium-ion batteries to enhance power and time effectivity.
• 2.7 megawatt-hours of on-site battery storage to assist scale back the positioning’s electrical energy prices and help grid capability by decreasing the ability’s electrical energy load on the grid throughout peak instances. 
• Electrical Tesla over-the-road semis and 4 Tesla 750kW charging stations present the semis with as much as 400 miles of vary in a single hour of charging. PepsiCo and Frito-Lay are actually the primary firm to have a business fleet that includes the electrical semi.
• 38 Volvo VNL compressed pure gasoline (CNG) tractors fueled by CNG with RNG attributes from a close-by, public entry CNG fueling station owned and operated by Beyond6.
• Six Peterbilt 220EV electrical field vans that present zero emission final mile supply into the Modesto neighborhood, decreasing tailpipe emissions and permitting Frito-Lay to ship merchandise on to retail prospects.
• Seven dual-head worker electrical automobile charging stations able to charging as much as 14 autos at one time. 

“CARB’s strategy to preventing native air air pollution is to work with business and different companions on tasks that exhibit how a fleet can shield public well being by shifting to scrub automobile applied sciences and tools. This consists of zero-emission vans and associated charging infrastructure,” stated Dr. Steven Cliff, CARB govt officer. “The transformation of the Frito-Lay facility in Modesto is a notable instance of this strategy. It additionally makes the case to different fleets and freight amenities in California — and all through the nation — {that a} shift by corporations and fleets to the cleanest vans and tools immediately improves the air for communities adjoining to those amenities.”