Fresenius Medical Care signs power agreements that include energy from wind, solar farms
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Key takeaways:
- Fresenius Medical Care has signed new power agreements for its product manufacturing plants in Germany and the U.S. that include use of wind and solar power.
- The agreements add 580 gigawatt hours per year.
Fresenius Medical Care AG has entered into new power agreements for renewable energy to operate its manufacturing plants and reduce its carbon dioxide emissions footprint, according to a press release.
“The commitment to sustainability is firmly anchored in our corporate mission with the objective to become carbon neutral in our operations by 2040,” Helen Giza, CEO of Fresenius Medical Care AG (FME), said in the release. “The successful execution of the agreements is an important milestone and brings us closer to this goal.”
The five power purchase agreements of the company will add 580 gigawatt hours per year from wind and solar farms in Germany and the United States. The farms are scheduled to go into operation in 2024 and 2025, according to the release, and will cover 46% of FME’s global energy consumption.
The goal of the company is to reduce emissions in its own operations by 50% by 2030, according to the release.
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