GHG Emissions, Commercial, Solar - December 3, 2024
CERN Signs Two Solar PPAs
CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research), an internationally renowned scientific organization specializing in fundamental physics, signed two corporate solar PPAs.
The agreements were signed with Voltalia, an international renewable energy company, for an electricity sales contract for two solar farms under development in France.
Under the terms of the 15-year corporate PPAs, CERN will purchase the output of two solar power plants with a combined capacity of 26.8 megawatts that are currently under development in the south of France.
CERN's particles accelerators on either side of the French-Swiss border near Geneva consume large quantities of electricity. CERN's commitments to purchase renewable electricity will avoid the emission of 8,775 tons of CO2 annually due to Voltalia's solar power plants.
CERN is committed to the continuous improvement of its energy performance and will be ISO 50001 certified in February 2023. Its objectives are to minimize the energy required for its activities, improve energy efficiency and recover waste energy.
“Voltalia is very proud to supply renewable energy to CERN, and in particular to its world-renowned particles accelerators, which demonstrated the existence of the Higgs boson,” said Sébastien Clerc, CEO of Voltalia, in a statement. “Our two photovoltaic projects will make a tangible contribution to CERN's efforts to protect the environment through the production of competitive, low-carbon energy.”
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