German specialty glass maker Schott AG mentioned on Friday that it has procured some 30 GWh of wind vitality from Norwegian electrical utility Statkraft AS.
Schott signed an influence buy settlement (PPA) to safe the availability from Statkraft’s 10-MW wind farm till the tip of 2023. Primarily based on the press launch, it was vital for Schott to acquire regionally produced electrical energy as each its headquarters and the wind farm are positioned within the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
The newest PPA is the continuation of their current partnership which noticed Statkraft ship electrical energy from three wind farms in North Rhine-Westphalia in 2022.
Schott has set itself a goal to develop into local weather impartial by 2030. To realize this, it’ll search to depend on 100% renewables for energy-intensive processes equivalent to glass melting, the corporate mentioned.
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