- At 60MW it provides INEOS Inovyn’s Jemeppe site access to local renewable energy.
- Strengthens the availability of low carbon PVC and Chlor-Alkali products, enabling customers to offer low carbon solutions and meet their green-house gas reduction targets.
- Demonstrates the key role of partnerships between the private sector and support from public authorities, to deliver sustainable developments.
- Geir Tuft, CEO of INEOS Inovyn said ‘Our new solar farm, which is one of the largest in Belgium, reflects INEOS Inovyn’s commitment to a sustainable future, which will help us accelerate the availability of low carbon products that are essential for modern life. Support schemes that stimulate investments in clean, abundant and competitive energy are critical to a sustainable future for European industry.’
INEOS Inovyn and its partners PerPetum Energy & Green4Power have launched a new state-of-the-art photovoltaic solar farm, with an installed capacity of 60MW renewable power exclusively to the Jemeppe production site and reduces annual CO2 emissions by 14,000 tonnes. Featuring over 90,000 solar panels it is the equivalent size of 56 football pitches.
The solar farm inauguration was attended by over 100 guests including Sophie Wilmès, Vice-President of the European Parliament and Cécile Neven, Walloon Minister for Energy and the Air-Climate Plan.
Cécile Neven, commented ‘as Minister for Energy and the Air-Climate Plan, I can only support this strategic investment as part of the energy transition. I'm delighted to be taking part in the launch of this ambitious project to build the largest photovoltaic park in Wallonia. This project is much more than an investment in sustainable infrastructure. It embodies the determination of INEOS Inovyn, a key player in the chemical industry, to do everything possible to achieve our climate objectives.’
‘It also demonstrates the success of cooperation between the private sector and public authorities to achieve common goals in sustainable development. By mobilising everyone, we can achieve ambitious goals together.’
The new solar farm includes a range of innovative features, from the use of latest-generation Heterojunction panels that provide higher levels of efficiency, to an underground power line connection with Jemeppe’s plant and central invertors, which are more reliable, economical and durable.
Philippe Taranti, INEOS Inovyn Director at the Jemeppe site said, ‘I am very proud of reaching this milestone, which forms part of our strategic decarbonization roadmap to reduce CO2 emission across all sites by more than 33% by 2030 and Net Zero by 2050. The new solar farm also enables us to provide customers with low carbon products that will support Europe’s green transition.’
With these steps INEOS Inovyn continues providing industry leadership, putting in place long-term structural solutions to drive a sustainable step change in the carbon footprint abatement of the PVC value chain – to meet the 2030 green-house gas reduction targets.
European plastics face a competitiveness gap with the US and China, driven by higher energy costs, less access to raw material and a challenging regulatory landscape. Measures are needed to safeguard the competitiveness of our industry and avoid Europe becoming dependent on imports from abroad. Support schemes that stimulate investments in clean, abundant and competitive energy are critical to a sustainable future for European industry.
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About INEOS Inovyn
INEOS Inovyn is Europe's leading producer of vinyls and in the top three worldwide. With an annual turnover of €3.5 billion, INEOS Inovyn has circa 4,200 employees and manufacturing, sales and marketing operations in 8 countries across Europe.
INEOS Inovyn’s portfolio consists of an extensive range of class-leading products arranged across General Purpose Vinyls; Specialty Vinyls; Organic Chlorine Derivatives; Chlor-Alkali; Hydrogen and Performance Chemicals. INEOS Inovyn's annual commercial production volume is circa 9 million tonnes.
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About PerPetum Energy
PerPetum Energy is a Belgian family company founded 17 years ago and headquartered in Gent.
PerPetum Energy covers the development, construction, financing, and maintenance of projects aimed at decarbonizing large consumers through an optimized combination of solutions, including photovoltaics, wind power, energy storage, etc.
They offer turnkey sustainable development solutions for industrial companies, infrastructure managers and public bodies. PerPetum has numerous references in the design, building and maintenance of photovoltaic parks. It is mainly active in the Benelux and France.