Ardagh Glass Packaging-Europe enters Power Purchase Agreement with Sunnic Lighthouse
Ardagh Glass Packaging-Europe enters Power Purchase Agreement with Sunnic Lighthouse
Luxembourg (8 May, 2024) – Ardagh Glass Packaging-Europe (AGP-Europe), an operating business of Ardagh Group, announced today that it has entered a renewable electricity Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Sunnic Lighthouse GmbH and parent company, ENERPARC AG, in Germany.
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, which makes this the first of its kind to supply renewable energy to both AGP and AMP.
Jan Knievel, Head of Origination at Sunnic Lighthouse GmbH said: "Together with Ardagh and our parent company ENERPARC AG, we have structured this long-term PPA in which we have fixed an annual volume of around 130 gigawatt hours. We will start with the delivery from existing ENERPARC plants throughout Germany. At the same time, ENERPARC is developing a solar park near the Ardagh facility, to cover their electricity needs onsite.”
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.”
*A 2023 Life Cycle Analysis demonstrates the carbon savings per glass bottle to be produced in the NextGen Furnace, compared to a bottle from a conventional AGP furnace. A typical 330ml glass bottle produced in the conventional AGP furnace at Obernkirchen produces 140.1g of CO2, compared with one to be produced in the NextGen Furnace once fully operational at 80% renewable electricity and 20% gas, which will produce 43g of CO2: a 69% reduction across Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions. Depending on the production mix, the NextGen Furnace could save up to 45,000 tonnes of carbon every year, compared to a conventional furnace.
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Ardagh Glass Packaging is a leading supplier of sustainable and infinitely recyclable glass packaging. Ardagh Glass Packaging operates 39 production facilities in North America, Europe and Africa and employs approximately 14,000 people and has recorded revenues of $4.6bn.
About Sunnic Lighthouse:
Sunnic Lighthouse GmbH, based in Hamburg, is a subsidiary of ENERPARC AG. As a leading specialist in the industry, Sunnic offers its customers individual services in the field of renewable energies: from direct marketing and power supply to hedging transactions via power purchase agreements. The main focus is on green power from German photovoltaic power plants - in addition to all other sustainable power sources. As of December 31, 2023, the trading portfolio included green power from around 3,600 megawatts of installed plant capacity, including 800 megawatts from wind power and around 2,800 PV power plants.
About ENERPARC:
The internationally active specialist for solar power plants in the megawatt segment is active as a developer, builder, operator and investor of large-scale solar power plants. Founded in Hamburg in 2008, the unlisted AG now employs over 500 people and is active in Spain, France, Portugal, India and Australia in addition to its core market of Germany. In recent years, ENERPARC has successfully connected more than 650 solar plants with a capacity of over 4,500 MW to the grid worldwide - 3,250 MW of which with its own solar power plants - and has risen to become one of the largest independent power producers for solar energy in Europe. By 2030, ENERPARC's goal is to develop a total of 10 GW of PV plants worldwide for its own portfolio and another 10 GW for third-party solar portfolios.
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