Green electricity for green vehicles at Volkswagen

Green electricity to flow from Luxcara’s German solar farm to VW starting in 2022

Essen/Hamburg, 29 April 2021​

10-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with annual volume of up to 170 gigawatt hours 

RWE and Volkswagen have signed a 10-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with an annual volume of up to 170 gigawatt hours. The green electricity will flow from Luxcara’s German solar farm Tramm-Göthen to Volkswagen starting in 2022.

This deal represents one of the largest PPAs in Germany and supports Volkswagen in its “Way to Zero” initiative to become a carbon neutral company by 2050.

The Volkswagen Group, with its headquarters in Wolfsburg, is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe. | RWE

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“We are delighted to have found in RWE a strong partner who enables us to supply a leading industrial company like VW with green electricity and thus make a contribution on the path towards climate friendly mobility.”

Dr. Alexandra von Bernstorff, Managing Partner of Luxcara

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