Munich Airport has signed a 10-year power purchase agreement with RWE for electricity from the Nordseecluster A offshore wind farm in the North Sea.
Munich Airport said the agreement guarantees the airport 40GWh of electricity per year from the project.
RWE added the electricity will be supplied from the 660MW Nordseecluster A offshore wind farm located around 50 kilometres north of the island of Juist.
The wind farm is currently under construction and is scheduled to enter operation in early 2027.
The electricity will supply the airport’s infrastructure including buildings and aprons.
Munich Airport said the agreement is expected to help save around 13,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually.
“The additional green electricity makes a significant contribution to our own energy supply, while at the same time making a key contribution to achieving the airport’s in-company climate targets by saving approximately 13,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year,” said Dr Jan-Henrik Andersson, chief commercial officer and chief sustainability officer at Munich Airport.
“Electricity supply contracts such as this one with Munich Airport are an important step for us in accelerating decarbonisation in Germany while ensuring long-term supply security,” stated Ulf Kerstin, chief commercial officer at RWE Supply & Trading.
“With large-scale offshore projects such as the Nordseecluster, we can reliably feed more CO₂-free electricity into the grid and thus support the development of a stable and sustainable energy system.”