TotalEnergies says it will provide Saint-Gobain with a baseload supply of electricity, guaranteeing origin for that amount of power, produced by its wind and solar plants in the northeast and south of France, and the Loire Valley.
In an email post to Energy Window International, TotalEnergies said the contract for renewable electricity between the two companies would add to a previous agreement, signed in June 2023, for the sale to Saint-Gobain of biomethane it produces at its BioBéarn site.
“We are delighted with this new contract with Saint-Gobain, a sign of our shared commitment to take carbon out of French industry. It also demonstrates our ability to offer electricity solutions that meet our client’s needs while ensuring the origin of the green electricity provided”, says Sophie Chevalier, Vice President, Flexible Power & Integration. “In France, TotalEnergies has a renewable portfolio of over 2 GW, preventing the emission into the atmosphere of 800,000 tons of CO2 every year. That’s a persuasive argument for our customers”, she added.
“Saint-Gobain is committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Realizing this ambition involves decarbonizing our production processes. This contract signed with TotalEnergies allows the Group to take a further step toward this goal with a reliable and continuous supply of renewable electricity for our industrial sites. With this PPA, combined with others signed by the Group in France, 30% of the electricity will be from renewable sources in France by 2027”, explains Swaroop Srinath, Energy Purchasing Director for the Saint-Gobain Group.
The PPA with Saint-Gobain follows similar contracts signed with Air Liquide, Amazon, LyondellBasell, Merck, Microsoft, Orange and Sasol, and provides a further illustration of the company’s ability to develop innovative solutions by leveraging its diverse asset portfolio to support its customers’ decarbonization efforts.