Ardagh Glass Packaging secures renewable solar energy deal

Published 9th May, 2024 by Greg Morris

The solar energy agreement will power Ardagh Glass' NextGen Obernkirchen, Germany production furnace.

Ardagh Glass Packaging-Europe (AGP-Europe) has entered a renewable electricity Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Germany's Sunnic Lighthouse.

The Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) secures a longer-term solar energy supply allocation to AGP-Europe’s NextGen Furnace in Obernkirchen, Germany.

Switching from 90% gas and 10% electricity towards 80% renewable electricity and 20% gas in the furnace is one of the key enablers of producing low-carbon glass packaging.

Jan Knievel, Head of Origination at Sunnic Lighthouse said the PPA was for an annual volume of around 130 gigawatt hours.

Martin Petersson, CEO AGP-Europe said: “Securing long-term renewable electricity for our NextGen Furnace is key to decarbonising glass production.

"This PPA will also take AGP-Europe another step closer to meeting our goal of transitioning to 100% renewable electricity by 2030.”

Greg Morris

Glass International Editor

Greg Morris has been editor of Glass International and organiser of the Glassman conferences since 2012, specialising in glass packaging. Prior to this he spent five years working in newspaper journalism.