Ardagh Glass Packaging-Europe has entered a renewable electricity Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Sunnic Lighthouse in Germany.
Ardagh said the PPA secures a longer-term solar energy supply allocation to AGP-Europe’s NextGen Furnace in Obernkirchen, Germany. Switching from 90% gas and 10% electricity towards 80% renewable electricity and 20% gas in the furnace is one of the key enablers of producing low-carbon glass packaging.
The PPA will also secure a solar energy supply allocation to Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) facilities in Germany.
Martin Petersson, CEO AGP-Europe, said: “Securing long-term renewable electricity for our NextGen Furnace is key to decarbonising glass production. This PPA will also take AGP-Europe another step closer to meeting our goal of transitioning to 100% renewable electricity by 2030.”
David Spratt, CEO AMP-Europe added: “The signing of this agreement shows AMP’s firm commitment to Ardagh’s decarbonisation strategy and achieves a new milestone in the Group’s goal to reduce scope 1 and 2 CO2 emissions by 42% by 2030, from a 2020 baseline.”
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