As a service provider for hardening and surface technology, the Härtha Group focuses on the improvement of steel components. The main focus here is on increased resilience, reduced wear and other characteristics of steel products for the automotive industry, wind energy or aerospace, among others. The finishing processes used here are generally very energy-intensive.
PPA completed
To reduce its CO2 footprint, the Härtha Group now uses electricity from the solar park in Maßbach, Bavaria, at its two locations in North Rhine-Westphalia, Aldenhoven and Iserlohn. To this end, the company has entered into an industrial electricity supply contract (Corporate Power Purchase Agreement – CPPA) with the electricity supplier EnBW, which manages the solar park.
18 megawatts built without financing
In the future, Härtha will purchase electricity from a ten-megawatt part of the solar park, which has a total capacity of 28 megawatts. Of these 28 megawatts, EnBW achieved 18.3 megawatts without a market award such as that awarded in the context of tenders within the EEG. The refinancing of this part of the system without subsidies works, inter alia, through PPAs, like the contract just concluded with Härtha. “PPAs are particularly attractive to companies with energy-intensive manufacturing. They help meet corporate climate goals quickly and efficiently, ”says Daniel Hacki, head of the power generation division at EnBW.
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Reduce the carbon footprint in the industry
In addition to stable energy costs, this is also the decisive argument for the Härtha Group. “Our hardening and surface services make a decisive contribution to the implementation of social sustainability goals. For example, we enable our customers to make automotive components that are stronger and at the same time lighter, “explains Sven Killmer, managing director of the Härtha Group, in view of the challenges the automotive industry faces in building electric cars.” In the same spirit, it is clear that we too want to be as sustainable as possible with our own energy consumption. Combined with our photovoltaic systems at our locations, this joint project with EnBW offers an additional and broad source of sustainable energy supply. , which helps us to significantly reduce our CO2 footprint, “explains Sven Killmer on the decision of a PPA for solar energy. (look down)
