RWE and KRONOS TITAN (KRONOS) are advancing the sustainable energy supply of industrial operations. RWE has successfully built and is now operating a ground-mounted photovoltaic plant with a capacity of 24.7 megawatts peak on a 20-hectare area at the KRONOS facility in Nordenham, Lower Saxony.
RWE leases the land from KRONOS on which the new solar farm is located. KRONOS purchases the climate-friendly electricity generated there under a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). The project highlights how close cooperation between energy providers and industrial companies can support sustainable transition.
Carsten Büsing, Plant Manager of KRONOS TITAN GmbH at the Nordenham site: ”Over the long term, the new solar farm will cover a significant share of our electricity demand for at least the next 25 years. This is a crucial step towards achieving our transformation goals and underlines our commitment to more sustainable operations.”
Sopna Sury, CEO RWE Renewables Europe & Australia GmbH: “The commissioning of this solar park shows that the energy transition succeeds when we work together. Industrial customers like KRONOS TITAN provide land while we take over the investment, planning, construction and operation of the solar farm, as well as integrating our experience in energy trading. Customers thus receive long-term green electricity at predictable conditions.”
The solar farm comprises more than 38,300 modules and is expected to generate approximately 22,000 megawatt hours of electricity annually – enough to supply a substantial share of the Nordenham site’s power requirements.
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