Wind farm in Sweden: Volkswagen accelerates its own electricity production

As the first automobile manufacturer according to its own statements, the Volkswagen Group is driving the expansion of renewable energies on an industrial scale and intends to invest around 40 million euros in European wind and solar parks by 2025. Now, the company has agreed on the largest project in its portfolio to date with wind park specialist wpd Onshore Aldermyrberget AB in Skellefteå, northern Sweden. The share in the plant will generate approximately 100 GWh of electricity, enough for the equivalent of 27,000 households. With this, the company aims to fulfill its responsibility as a market leader in electric vehicles in Sweden as well, according to Wolfsburg. In conjunction with the CO2-neutral production of the fully electric ID. models, the company claims it is now taking another major step towards CO2-neutral e-mobility over the entire lifecycle during the usage phase.

“Only if e-cars are consistently charged with green electricity can e-mobility make an effective contribution to climate protection,” says Volkswagen CEO Ralf Brandstätter.

In addition to the wind park in Sweden, a new solar plant will go online in early 2022 in Tramm-Göthen, Mecklenburg. The joint project with the energy company RWE, featuring around 420,000 solar modules, is the largest independent solar project in Germany. By 2025, around 20 more green power projects are expected to follow, for example in Spain, England, and Finland. Together, they are expected to generate around seven terawatt hours of additional green electricity, corresponding to the capacity of more than 300 wind turbines or the annual demand of 600,000 households.