Air Liquide has signed a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Total Energies, through Lampiris (an independent Belgian natural gas and green electricity supplier) – its energy supply affiliate in Belgium, for a total capacity of 15 megawatts of offshore wind electricity in Belgium. Earlier, the company also inked PPA agreements in the United States, Spain and the Netherlands.
According to this 15-year long-term contract that started on 1st June this year, Air Liquide will power part of its industrial and medical gas production assets in Belgium with renewable energy.
The wind-generated electricity will save up to 270,000 tons of CO2 emissions over the contract duration. This agreement will expand Air Liquide’s offer of low-carbon solutions at competitive prices, and give customers the ability to add more renewable content in their end products.
Detailing on the move, Francois Jackow, Executive Vice President and a Member of the Air Liquide Group’s Executive Committee supervising Europe Industries activities, said, “In line with its ambitious Sustainability Objectives, Air Liquide is regularly increasing the share of renewable energy in the energy mix it uses to power its operations. This enables us to decarbonize our activities and also to provide our customers with solutions contributing to the reduction of CO2 emissions. With this new long-term contract, the Group actively supports the ongoing and unprecedented transformation of the energy sector in Europe, to foster a low-carbon economy in Europe.”
