RWE has completed the construction of the Alcamo 2 wind farm in Sicily, in Italy.
The 13.6MW wind farm has a power purchase agreement with Italian paper manufacturer Sofidel.
The contract enabled RWE to build the wind farm without having to rely on state subsidies and has helped Sofidel meet is climate goals.
The new wind farm consists of four GW 136-3.4MW Goldwind turbines.
As part of the deal, Sofidel purchases all the guarantees of origin generated by the wind farm’s output.
The PPA will run until end of 2030.
Sofidel energy and environment director Riccardo Balducci said: “The agreement with RWE represents a major step toward our carbon footprint reduction goals. Sofidel emissions reduction targets – -40% emissions per tonne of paper by 2030 compared with 2018 base year – have been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative as consistent with levels required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.
“This is also in line with what the latest climate science says is needed to prevent the worst impacts of climate change.
“In our commitment to a low carbon economy we regard PPAs as a useful and effective tool to source renewable power for our industrial operations and, at the same time, trigger the creation of additional generation capacity, aimed at sustaining the green energy transition.”