Statkraft has signed a further power purchase agreement (PPA) with OPTERRA, one of Germany’s leading cement manufacturers, to supply an additional 300GWh of renewable power from onshore wind and solar power.
It follows a wind power PPA agreed in 2021 and enables OPTERRA to further transition its plant operations to a renewable energy supply.
OPTERRA will receive power from Statkraft to its plants in Karsdorf (Saxony-Anhalt) and Wössingen (Baden-Württemberg).
From April 2022 to June 2023, 15GWh of wind power will be provided; and from July 2023 to December 2032 around 30GWh of solar power will be supplied annually.
Statkraft head of origination in Germany Patrick Koch said: “Having concluded the first wind power PPA at the end of 2021, OPTERRA has sought additional green power volumes for a long-term period.
“Thanks to our diversified portfolio, we can combine electricity supplies from wind farms available at short notice with long-term electricity supplies from new solar plants.
“Thus, OPTERRA receives exactly the PPA concept that meets its needs.
“Renewable power PPAs are still relatively new in some German industries.
“As an experienced and reliable partner, we are very pleased to be able to demonstrate how such PPAs help energy-intensive companies like OPTERRA to reduce CO2 emissions.”
OPTERRA chief executive Danilo Buscaglia added: “The second PPA is another step forward on our roadmap for reducing CO2 emissions.
“Initiatives like these demonstrate our ongoing sustainability commitments and contribute to achieving OPTERRA’s ambitious sustainability goals.”
In December last year, Statkraft and OPTERRA concluded a renewable power PPA with a term of four years (2022 to 2025) and a total supply volume of 120GWh of wind power.
With the additional annual delivery of around 30GWh of renewable power, which corresponds to the yearly consumption of around 7,500 four-person households, OPTERRA will be able to cover up to 20% of the Karsdorf and Wössingen cement plants’ annual electricity demand.
The wind power is generated from projects that no longer receive EEG subsidies so this PPA enables the continued operation of these wind farms.
The solar power is supplied from Statkraft’s solar portfolio and thus directly supports the growth of renewable energy in Germany.