Saint-Gobain, a global designer, manufacturer, and distributor of materials and services for the construction and industrial markets, recently signed a 10-year renewable electricity supply agreement with TotalEnergies, a global multi-energy company.
The 200-megawatt agreement will provide solar power for Saint-Gobain’s 145 industrial sites in the United States and Canada.
The solar power will offset Saint-Gobain’s North American carbon dioxide (CO2), scope 2 emissions from electricity by 210,000 metric tons annually, an approximate 33 percent reduction.
“With this agreement, Saint-Gobain North America will dramatically reduce its CO2 emissions while sending a strong signal to the market that the manufacturing industry is ready to commit to green electricity,” Mark Rayfield, Saint-Gobain North America CEO, said. “This renewable energy project is critical to meeting Saint-Gobain’s commitment to reduce scope 1 and 2 CO2 emissions by 33 percent by 2030 and to reach carbon neutrality by 2050.”
The agreement will begin by the end of 2024.
Earlier this year, Saint-Gobain signed a supply agreement with Blooming Grove Wind Farm in Illinois. Collectively, the two agreements are expected to reduce Saint-Gobain North America’s scope 2 emissions by 62 percent.
Saint-Gobain employs 166,000 people in 76 countries.
TotalEnergies produces and markets electricity, natural gas and green gases, oil and biofuels, and renewables.