Over the past few months, a photovoltaic system has been installed on a three-hectare area at the SGL Carbon site in Meitingen, which will cover part of the site's electricity requirements in future. Once completed, the photovoltaic system will have a capacity of around 4.4 megawatts peak (MWp) and generate approximately 4.6 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity per year.
The project is based on a power purchase agreement (PPA), which secures stable and favorable electricity prices for SGL Carbon in the long term. The electricity generated will be used entirely for the site's own needs. In the future, around 10 percent of the electrical energy consumption at the Meitingen site will be covered by electricity from the PV system. The sustainable energy supply will save approximately 1,670 tons of CO₂ annually.
“With this project, we are setting a clear signal for sustainability and the future viability of our Meitingen site. Renewable energies make an important contribution to climate protection and increase the security of supply and competitiveness of our site,” explains Alexander Miehling, Site Manager at SGL Carbon in Meitingen.
For SGL Carbon, this is another step toward achieving its ambitious climate targets. SGL Carbon already operates photovoltaic systems at its sites in Ried and Ort (Austria) and in Bonn, which are already saving around 121 tons of CO₂ annually. The new photovoltaic system in Meitingen will thus make an important contribution to further reductions. In addition, further efficiency measures in the areas of waste heat utilization and process optimization are helping to continuously reduce SGL Carbon's ecological footprint.
