• A Schaeffler celebra um acordo de fornecimento com a Statkraft Markets GmbH e obterá 11% das suas necessidades de eletricidade na Alemanha a partir da energia fotovoltaica

• Contrato de compra de energia terá duração de dez anos, a partir de 2023

• O acordo de fornecimento representa um passo importante na tentativa de alcançar uma produção com impacto neutro no clima até 2030 

Global automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler has entered into a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Statkraft Markets GmbH, a leading international producer in the field of renewable energies. From 2023, Schaeffler will obtain photovoltaic power from Statkraft. The volume supplied will correspond to 11 percent of Schaeffler’s total electricity requirements in Germany, constituting a further major step forward in the company’s bid to achieve full climate neutrality across its own production operations (Scope 1 and 2) by 2030. Schaeffler will also be operating with climate neutrality in the area of upstream value creation (Scope 3) and thus with full climate neutrality by 2040. The electricity supplied roughly equates to the annual requirement of the plant at Schaeffler AG headquarters in the Franconian town of Herzogenaurach.

Andreas Schick, Chief Operating Officer at Schaeffler AG, says: “The supply agreement with Statkraft is a milestone for Schaeffler. It proves that we take sustainability seriously and, true to the motto ‘Green Makes the Difference’, are actively committed to achieving a better and more sustainable future. Statkraft is a pioneer in the field of renewable energies and will prove a dependable partner to us in reducing greenhouse gas emissions across our network of plants. The power purchase agreement illustrates our holistic approach in the area of sustainability and also secures the future green energy requirements for our German plants at calculable prices.”

“We are very pleased to support Schaeffler AG’s sustainability goals through this green power purchase agreement,” says Dr. Carsten Poppinga, Senior Vice President Trading & Origination at Statkraft. “Supplying industrial companies with customised, high-quality green power solutions is our core business. In addition, green power contracts are a real hedging alternative to conventional power supply contracts in times of high and highly volatile power prices.” 

Climate-neutral production from 2030

Schaeffler is bestowing particular attention on sustainability and is committed to the 1.5 degree target set by the Paris Agreement – a fundamental task in which the ambitious, company-wide climate targets are set to play a major contributory role. In the bid to achieve climate-neutral internal production operations (Scope 1 and 2) from 2030, Schaeffler is primarily relying on reduction measures and the use of renewable energies, and thus aims to cut production emissions by three quarters by 2025. As part of an energy efficiency program, for example, a total saving of around 47 gigawatt hours will be achieved annually from 2022.

Desde 2020 e 2021, respetivamente, todos os locais de produção alemães e todos os locais de produção dentro da União Europeia têm obtido 100% da sua eletricidade a partir de fontes renováveis. Até 2024, todos os locais do mundo irão obter 100% da sua eletricidade a partir de fontes de energia renováveis. O projeto atual com a Statkraft vai ainda mais longe ao permitir que o Grupo Schaeffler celebre acordos de compra de energia direcionados a instalações de produção específicas para energias renováveis.