Tuesday 9 June 2020

Volvo’s largest Chinese plant goes 100% renewable

Volvo Cars will now power its largest plant in China with clean energy.

The manufacturing plant in the city of Chengdu, China will now be powered with 100% renewable electricity, which is expected to reduce the plant’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by more than 11,000 tonnes annually.

The clean-energy powered plant will help to achieve climate-neutral manufacturing and reduce overall carbon footprint by 40%, by 2025.

The company seeks to become fully climate neutral by 2040.

It says 65% of the energy will be sourced from hydropower, while the remainder will be secured from solar and wind energy.

Javier Varela, Head of Industrial Operations and Quality, said: “Our ambition is to reduce our carbon footprint through concrete, tangible actions. Securing a fully renewable electricity supply for our largest plant in China is a significant milestone and underlines our commitment to taking concrete, meaningful action.”