Collins Aerospace's Philippines facility in Tanauan City has made the move to operate on 100 percent renewable energy, the RTX business unit said during the Singapore Airshow. The site joins more than 20 RTX facilities that acquire 100 percent of their electricity from renewable resources, according to Collins. In all, RTX operates more than 70 renewable energy projects across the globe.

The Philippines counts as one of eight countries in Collins Aerospace’s Asia-Pacific portfolio, followed by Singapore, China, India, Australia, Japan, Korea, and Malaysia. The Tanauan site—a component of the company’s interior business—commenced operations in early 2012 to support the A350 galley program at its UK Leighton Buzzard facility.

Beyond galleys and galley inserts, the facility manufactures lavatories, seating, and oxygen systems for commercial aircraft and leverages the city’s use of geothermal power from a local plant to fulfill its sustainability goals.

“We’re committed to reducing the greenhouse gas emissions of our manufacturing operations,” said Collins chief sustainability officer LeAnn Ridgeway. “By switching to 100 percent renewable electricity, our Tanauan City site will lower Collins’s greenhouse gas emissions by roughly 25,000 metric tons each year. With a yearly consumption of 36,000 megawatt-hours of green electricity—equivalent to the annual electricity usage of nearly 5,000 homes—it is one of RTX’s largest renewable energy projects to date.”