Martifer Solar plants over 9,300 trees and shrubs.

Martifer Solar has started to reforest its solar installations, which are already working at full capacity. The company will plant over 9,300 plants at a total of 24,432 m² in its first action. Martifer Solar has a strong commitment to the Environment and attaches great importance to the planting; it will not only make the surroundings of the solar installation to regain its original appearance, but in many cases, will improve it, because the solar photovoltaic plants are often installed on wasteland or degraded land.

Martifer Solar CEO, Henrique Rodrigues, explains the importance of the reforestation for Martifer Solar, “a company dedicated to clean energy, such as ours, should never forget that is contributing to improving the Environment so, its obligation is to restore the areas that have been influenced by its works, giving an example of responsibility and respect for Nature. “

The first Martifer Solar action in reforestation is taking place at the solar photovoltaic installation of Villarrobledo in Albacete, South East Spain, this is a facility that occupies an area of 5.4 hectares and has a power of 2.2 MW, enough to supply over 1,200 homes.

Local Flora

All plants that Martifer Solar is using for reforestation are species of the local flora, that has many advantages and no disadvantage, among the advantages: they are species adapted to the climate of the area and their land, so they hold, much better, periods of drought and cold, and of course thrive better than introduced species and require no maintenance or irrigation.

In total Martifer Solar will plant over 9,300 plants from large trees like oaks and pines to shrubs and herbaceous plants as thyme, broom and white candytuft, all in an area of 24,423 m², 39% of the total. Both, the trees and shrubs will be planted, in a random, non-linear, to emulate the normal behavior of the Nature and the entire perimeter of the property will be surrounded by broom, which will minimize the visual impact of the fence, in addition will contribute to create corridors for wildlife.