All German Mercedes-Benz Cars plants are to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy by 2022 from renewable energy Statkraft provider.
Statkraft supplies the renewable energy from six community-owned wind farms. The green energy from the wind farms is to be used for the production of the EQC electric car at the Mercedes-Benz Bremen Plant as well as for the battery production at the location of Deutsche ACCUMOTIVE in Kamenz, Saxony.
This agreement ensures the economical operation of existing windmills, which can continue to contribute to achieving the climate goals in Germany as a result. It is also a component of the Mercedes-Benz Cars Operations strategy.
The power supplied by the wind farms will be integrated into the existing supply contract by Enovos Energie Deutschland, which ensures the accounting, grid use and the integration of the green power supply into the energy portfolio of the Mercedes-Benz plants.
“At Mercedes-Benz Cars Operations, we are pursuing the strategy digital, flexible and green in our global production organisation. This also includes that we will supply all our German plants with CO2-neutral energy by 2022,” said member of the Divisional Board of Management Mercedes-Benz Cars, Production and Supply Chain, Markus Schäfer. “In doing so, we are taking an important step in realising our CO2-neutral production operations and are underscoring our social responsibility.”
