Opening of new Dutch wind farm puts Philips on course to becoming carbon neutral by 2020
May 16 2019 - 3:00AM
Opening of new Dutch wind farm puts Philips on course to becoming
carbon neutral by 2020
May 16, 2019
- On-schedule opening of Windpark Krammer by Dutch monarch makes
Philips’ Netherlands-based operations 100% powered by renewable
energy
- Combined with the 100% target already achieved in the US,
Philips is now firmly on course to achieve global carbon neutrality
next year, delivering on its commitment to the UN Sustainability
Goals on climate change
Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Following the
opening of the Windpark Krammer in the southwest of the Netherlands
in the presence of His Majesty King Willem-Alexander, Royal Philips
(NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology,
achieved another major milestone on the road to becoming carbon
neutral by 2020. Under the terms of a power purchase agreement
(PPA) between the windfarm’s operators and the Dutch Wind
Consortium – a joint initiative by Philips, DSM, Google and Nouryon
(formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) – the consortium partners
will jointly purchase 95% of the wind park’s total 102 MW output
(generated by 34 wind turbines) for the next 15 years. It means
that 100% of Philips’ operations in the Netherlands will now be
powered by renewable energy, matching the 100% renewable energy
target already achieved in the company’s US operations. Globally it
means that around half of Philips’ facilities worldwide will now be
powered by green energy.
“Philips has a comprehensive sustainability strategy that is
embedded into its business model both on the procurement side, such
as the purchase of green energy, and on the customer side in the
form of circular economy and sustainable healthcare solutions,”
said Frans van Houten, CEO Royal Philips. “We see achieving carbon
neutrality as soon as possible not only as a moral obligation but
also as a business opportunity, because customers are increasingly
looking at sustainability as a criteria to choose a vendor. It is
also visible evidence of our commitment to meeting UN
Sustainability Goal objectives, notably those on climate change, as
part of our ‘Healthy people, Sustainable planet’ program.”
“Krammer has emerged from a unique citizens' initiative and
Nouryon is proud to be one of their first customers,” said Marcel
Galjee, Energy Director at Nouryon. “By working together in this
green energy purchasing consortium with Philips, Google and DSM we
aim to limit the risk in fluctuating energy supplies, while at the
same time reducing emissions and growing our business.”
‘The opening of the Windpark Krammer is a milestone for the
community, the Zeeuwind and Deltawind cooperations who initiated
this project and for our consortium,” said Marc Oman, Google EU
Energy lead. “It is because of long term purchase agreements with
local windparks like Krammer that we can operate our business in
the Netherlands in an environmentally sustainable
way.” Consumer to business, not business to
consumerThe Dutch Wind Consortium is a unique initiative
that attracted worldwide attention last year by jointly purchasing
the energy output of Windpark Bouwdokken, another wind farm in the
area that came on-stream in April 2018. The PPAs, negotiated with
the wind farm operators in 2016 and 2017, represent win-win
situations for all parties. The operators, in both cases part-owned
by cooperatives comprising several thousand local Dutch citizens,
are guaranteed a market for their energy, making it easier for them
to finance green energy projects, while the consortium benefits
from improved cost stability in volatile energy markets over a
15-year period. The consortium initiative will also help the Dutch
government to achieve its 14% renewable energy target for 2020, as
well as encouraging future commercial and citizen-driven green
energy projects. The two windfarms have a combined capacity of more
than 140 MW, enough to supply around 140,000 Dutch households with
electricity.
Philips’ Healthy people, Sustainable planet
programAligned with the United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals, the Philips ‘Healthy people, Sustainable planet’
program has three focal areas: access to care for the underserved
(SDG3), sustainable use of materials (circular economy and
eco-design) (SDG12) and sustainable use of energy (energy and
emission reduction, and renewable energy) (SDG13).
In addition to achieving the milestone of powering 100% of its
Netherlands operations with renewable energy, other highlights of
Philips’ SDG13 commitment include: an increase in its global
renewable electricity share from 79% in 2017 to 90% in 2018;
powering of all its US operations with renewable energy from the
Los Mirasoles wind farm in Texas; and approval of its 2020 - 2040
CO2 emission targets by the Science Based Targets initiative
(SBTi), a collaboration between the UN Global Compact, the World
Resources Institute and the World Wide Fund for Nature aimed at
driving ambitious corporate climate action.
Download a comprehensive case study on the Dutch Wind
Consortium.
For further information, please contact:
Elena Calamo SpecchiaPhilips Group Press OfficeTel: +31 6
25004735E-mail : elena.calamo.specchia@philips.com
About Royal PhilipsRoyal
Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is a leading health technology
company focused on improving people's health and enabling better
outcomes across the health continuum from healthy living and
prevention, to diagnosis, treatment and home care. Philips
leverages advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer
insights to deliver integrated solutions. Headquartered in the
Netherlands, the company is a leader in diagnostic imaging,
image-guided therapy, patient monitoring and health informatics, as
well as in consumer health and home care. Philips generated 2018
sales of EUR 18.1 billion and employs approximately 77,000
employees with sales and services in more than 100 countries. News
about Philips can be found at www.philips.com/newscenter.
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