October 13 (Renewables Now) -
German electric utility EnBW Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg AG (ETR:EBK) is
supplying 10 MW of the electricity produced by a solar park in Bavaria to steel
refining specialist Haertha Group to power its operations.
The electricity supply started on October 1 under a power purchase
agreement (PPA) that the two companies signed for a period of 15 years.
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The power comes from the 28-MW Massbach solar park which went
online a year ago. EnBW built the power plant without state subsidies under the
Renewable Energy Act (EEG) for 18.3 MW of it and the deal with Haertha Group
covers part of this section of the project.
The PPA with EnBW provides Haertha Group with an additional source
of clean energy, said chief executive Sven Killmer. In combination with the
group's own photovoltaic (PV) solar systems at its locations, this helps the
steel processor to significantly reduce its carbon footprint and supports its
efforts to become as sustainable as possible when it comes to its own energy
consumption, Killmer explained.
North Rhine-Westphalia-based Haertha Group has ten locations in
Germany, Italy and the Netherlands with about 400 employees. It provides
coating solutions and metal finishing services.