At voestalpine Krems, solar panels are growing on and around the buildings. An impressive photovoltaic system with 8.5 MWp will cover around 45% of future electricity requirements and gives the divisional CO2 untdown to zero emissions reduction program a boost. A large part of the plant has now been completed.
More and more companies in the Metal Forming Division, including voestalpine Krems, are using plant areas to expand their own energy supply. In times like these, this makes sense in many respects. A further step is being taken here with the construction of a considerable photovoltaic system.
As an industrial company, it is particularly important to us to make an active contribution to climate protection. We are therefore pushing ahead with the construction of forward-looking projects such as new photovoltaic systems at all our processing sites. voestalpine in Krems is setting new standards in terms of its own energy supply.
Around 70% of the solar energy produced in Krems in the future will be purchased and used at the voestalpine site. This will enable the company to cover around 45 percent of its own energy requirements from photovoltaics, confirms Dietmar Harauer, Head of Plant Infrastructure. The additional energy required will continue to be purchased from the local energy provider. However, a solution has also been found for possible future overcapacities: “A selected operator will take over the construction of the plant and support us in marketing the electricity surplus that arises at certain points.
Suitable roof surfaces, facades and suitable plant areas at voestalpine Krems have been and are being fitted with a total of 22,000 photovoltaic panels. 20,500 of these have already been installed in the first expansion stage. And because minimizing transport routes increases the CO2 -saving effect of the entire project, it makes sense to go for the obvious: significant parts of the substructures and elevations of the ground-mounted PV system come from the company’s own production halls; high-quality sections which the Krems-based company has been successfully selling to a large number of European customers for years. voestalpine Krems is one of several voestalpine companies on three continents which successfully manufacture components for PV systems.
By the way: Because some trees had to give way for the construction of the 8 MWp ground-mounted PV system, which is the part that is now operational, new trees were planted on the edge of the voestalpine site.
Climate change is the greatest challenge of our time. We are facing up to this challenge and have set ourselves the goal of making the Metal Forming Division CO2 -neutral by 2035. Because only if everyone in the value chain plays their part can we achieve our common goal together.
Numerous projects are already underway at our locations worldwide to save energy, optimize processes, switch to green electricity or even self-generated renewable energy and motivate our suppliers to implement their own climate programmes. Find out more at https://www.voestalpine.com/co2untdowntozero/.
Die voestalpine ist ein weltweit führender Stahl- und Technologiekonzern mit kombinierter Werkstoff- und Verarbeitungskompetenz. Die global tätige Unternehmensgruppe verfügt über rund 500 Konzerngesellschaften und -standorte in mehr als 50 Ländern auf allen fünf Kontinenten. Sie notiert seit 1995 an der Wiener Börse. Mit ihren Premium-Produkt- und Systemlösungen zählt sie zu den führenden Partnern der Automobil- und Hausgeräteindustrie sowie der Luftfahrt- und Öl- & Gasindustrie und ist darüber hinaus Weltmarktführer bei Bahninfrastruktursystemen, bei Werkzeugstahl und Spezialprofilen. Die voestalpine bekennt sich zu den globalen Klimazielen und verfolgt mit greentec steel einen klaren Plan zur Dekarbonisierung der Stahlproduktion.
