Johnson & Johnson has entered into an eight-year corporate power purchase agreement (PPA) in Ireland with Orsted for electricity from two wind farms.
The deal, allied with Johnson & Johnson’s recent execution of three separate virtual power purchase agreements in Europe, will ensure that the company’s entire operations in Ireland are now powered by electricity from 100% renewable sources.
Over the lifetime of the agreement, Orsted will supply Johnson & Johnson with more than one terrawatt-hour of renewable energy from the two projects located in Kilgarvan, County Kerry and Booltiagh, County Clare.
The long-term nature of this PPA makes it possible for Orsted to invest in its development and repowering strategy to construct more renewable generation in the future.
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Ireland plant leader John Lynch said: “We are proud to announce that we have reached our target of sourcing 100% of our electricity across our Irish operations from renewable sources.
“Across our 10 sites and workforce of more than 5000 here in Ireland, we are committed to supporting Johnson & Johnson’s climate action goals.
“In the last decade we have invested more than €60m in over 80 carbon footprint reduction projects.
“Today is a major landmark on our journey in Ireland to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030 and underlines our commitment to ensuring a better, healthier world.”
Johnson & Johnson head of government affairs and policy in Ireland and EMEA Leisha Daly said: “As the world’s largest and most broadly based healthcare company, we know that human health and environmental health are fundamentally linked – healthy people need a healthy planet.
“These new agreements are an exciting milestone in our longstanding commitment to climate action and take us another step closer to our goal of powering our global operations with 100% renewable electricity by 2025 and achieving carbon neutrality in our global operations by 2030.”