Marley’s Transport: Nature Bank’s First Customer
Marley’s Transport is proud to be Infinite Energy’s first Nature Bank customer.
An initiative which enables businesses to offset the carbon emissions associated with their electricity supply in a simple, easy and cost-effective way, Infinite Energy launched Nature Bank in partnership with Carbon Neutral in early 2017.
About Marley’s Transport
Founded in 1969, Marley’s Transport has depots in Nangeenan and Hope Valley located in Western Australia. A family owned and run business, Marley’s Transport has grown from small beginnings to boast a fleet with over 50 trucks and 150 trailers.
With a core focus on carting bulk agricultural commodities, Marley’s Transport hauls grain, fertilizer, gypsum and lime, as well as cart livestock and pelletised feed for breeders and broilers. Working at remote sites, it's vital for Marley’s Transport to lower operational costs wherever possible in order to remain competitive, including by investing in fuel efficient vehicles and solar power.
Infinite Energy and Marely’s Transport
Infinite Energy is proud to share a long history with Marley’s Transport. In 2014 Infinite Energy designed, developed and installed a 40kW solar PV system at their new Hope Valley operations site.
In addition to providing certainty on their energy future via solar, Infinite Energy also reduced Marley’s Transport electricity rates immediately upon moving in to their new premises with a competitive electricity tariff.
After the overwhelming success of their first 40kW system, Infinite Energy went on to install a 24kW system at their Nangeenan depot in 2016.
Over the years we have also installed multiple 5kW systems on the private homes of owners and directors.
Nature Bank and Marley’s Transport
Marley’s Transport has been a retail electricity client of Infinite Energy since 2014, changing providers at the time of their Hope Valley solar installation. At their most recent renewal, Marley’s Transport expressed the desire to reduce their carbon emissions even further, given the high emissions associated with their petrol and diesel fleet.
Nature Bank was offered to Marley’s Transport with their electricity renewal as an effective way to further reduce carbon emissions at the Hope Valley site, and achieve fully carbon neutrality for the electricity supply at the facility.
Nature Bank will offset the carbon emissions associated with Marley’s Transport grid supplied electricity by adding a small fee per kWh (or unit of electricity) to their monthly electricity bill.
We’ll be investing Marley’s Transport’s carbon offsets in a number of programs including the Yarra Yarra Biodiversity Corridor reforestation program in WA, and avoided rainforest deforestation projects in Brazil.
About Yarra Yarra Biodiversity Corridor
Located in WA’s northern agriculture region, the Yarra Yarra Biodiversity Corridor is just 400km north of Perth. Once home to rich and diverse ancient landscapes, 90% of the region was cleared for agriculture purpose from the early 1900s onwards.
This process removed so much native habitat that many plant and animal species went extinct locally or regionally. Some were able to survive in remnant woodland and shrubland, which Carbon Neutral aims to reconnect by planting trees, shrubs and ground cover at selected key sites.
Not only will the small fee added to Marley’s Transport monthly electricity bill help to enhance the biodiversity of the area and sequester greenhouse gas emissions, the trees planted will contribute towards reducing soil salinity, saves and restores water quality, cuts soil and water erosion and provides windbreaks.
Infinite Energy looks forward to continuing to work with Marley’s Transport in the future to further reduce their carbon footprint and cost of electricity, including the possibility of retrofitting battery systems at both their Hope Valley and Nangeenan depots.
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