Press release: Aurubis signs renewable power deal with green energy producer Eneco and lives up to industry leadership in sustainability
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Aurubis signs renewable power deal with green energy producer Eneco and lives up to industry leadership in sustainability
- Key milestone in the Aurubis roadmap towards the goal of becoming carbon neutral well before 2050
- Renewable energy to be sourced from Belgian offshore wind farm SeaMade
- Pioneering green electricity supply contract for the Belgian Aurubis site in Olen
- 10-year Power Purchase Agreement with Eneco for 12 Megawatt (105,120 MWh p.a.)
- As of January 2023, more than 90 % of the externally generated power for Aurubis Olen will come from renewable energy sources
Olen/Hamburg, July 28, 2022 – Aurubis Olen has signed a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Eneco to source renewable energy from the offshore wind farm SeaMade in Belgium. The agreement entails the purchase and supply of 12 Megawatt (105,120 MWh p.a.) of wind power over the next decade, with delivery to begin in January 2023.
Aurubis has defined a clear roadmap for continuously and responsibly transforming raw materials into metals for an innovative and sustainable world. “The agreement with Eneco represents another major step in achieving our long-term sustainability goals. Sustainability is an essential aspect that determines our growth course as we want to be carbon-neutral well before 2050. This green energy supply contract is a prime example for how we are strengthening our position as the most sustainable and efficient smelter network worldwide and how we are further diversifying our energy supply within the Group”, says Roland Harings, CEO Aurubis Group.
By increasing the share of renewable power in its overall energy consumption at the Olen production facilities, Aurubis moves closer to its aim of reducing Group-wide Scope 1 and 2 CO2 emissions by half until 2030. “With the power purchase agreement, more than 90 % of the externally generated power for our site in Olen will come from renewable energy sources. This step further reduces the carbon footprint of the Aurubis Group by additional 420,000 t of CO2 over the duration of the contract, which is the equivalent of taking 31,000 cars off the road each year”, highlights Inge Hofkens, Managing Director Aurubis Olen. The renewable electricity generated within the framework of this agreement will reduce indirect carbon dioxide emissions by about 1/3 of Aurubis Olen’s Scope 1&2 emissions and about 6% of the entire Aurubis Group's Scope 1&2 emissions.
Eneco has an exclusive agreement with SeaMade to procure the complete production of green energy it generates. Eneco’s purpose and strategy – defined in its One Planet Plan - is to be completely carbon neutral by 2035 with all of its scopes (own operations, own assets and all of their clients). Eneco is therefore ready to support Aurubis in reaching its carbon neutrality objective in Belgium. "We are delighted to be able to contribute to making the business processes at Aurubis more sustainable with this collaboration. Together we always find the right solution for companies to become more sustainable. This is not only beneficial for Aurubis' ecological footprint, but also for Eneco itself. By 2035, Eneco wants both the energy for (corporate) customers as well as its own activities to be completely climate neutral. The development of sustainable energy supplies is a central pillar in our One Planet Plan", says Jean-Jacques Delmée, CEO Eneco Belgium.
In addition to opportunities such as purchasing green energy (Scope 2 emissions), Aurubis is also strongly committed to investing into technological measures to decrease Scope 1 CO2 emissions. More sustainable production techniques already make a pivotal contribution to responsibly handling resources and thus play an important role in the energy transition. For instance, a series of tests for hydrogen use on an industrial scale in copper anode production were successfully conducted at the Hamburg site last summer. Moreover, the company’s products such as copper and nickel are true enablers for the energy transition.
Aurubis AG Corporate Communications / Konzernkommunikation
Meino Hauschildt Manager Corporate Communication / Manager Konzernkommunikation Spokesperson / Pressesprecher Phone:+49 40 7883 3037 Mobile: +49 172 3290 621
