Setting new trends together: RWE and Kerpen municipal utility to jointly develop two wind farms

Katja Wünschel, COO Wind Onshore & Photovoltaic Europe & Asia-Pacific at RWE Renewables: “With our ‘Growing Green’ growth strategy, we are massively stepping up the pace of expanding wind and solar generation facilities this decade. Germany, our home market, plays an important role in this endeavour. And we are also increasingly entering into local partnerships. These are essential for the energy transition to succeed. We are particularly delighted that we can do all this in the Rhenish mining district once again and lay the foundation for more green electricity in the town of Kerpen together with the local municipal utility.”

“The energy transition in the regions is an important part of our corporate strategy. The Kerpen municipal utility was set up with the objective to supply 100% green energy and we are also working on future-oriented projects like green hydrogen production. We are delighted to have an experienced and competent partner on board in RWE to support us in expanding renewables in the region and help us contribute towards a successful energy transition,” explains Michael Kreusch, managing director of Kerpen municipal utility.

RWE

RWE is leading the way to a green energy world. With an extensive investment and growth strategy, the company will expand its powerful, green generation capacity to 50 gigawatts internationally by 2030. RWE is investing €50 billion gross for this purpose in this decade. The portfolio is based on offshore and onshore wind, solar, hydrogen, batteries, biomass and gas. RWE Supply & Trading provides tailored energy solutions for large customers. RWE has locations in the attractive markets of Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific region. The company is responsibly phasing out nuclear energy and coal. Government-mandated phaseout roadmaps have been defined for both of these energy sources. RWE employs around 19,000 people worldwide and has a clear target: to get to net zero by 2040. On its way there, the company has set itself ambitious targets for all activities that cause greenhouse gas emissions. The Science Based Targets initiative has confirmed that these emission reduction targets are in line with the Paris Agreement. Very much in the spirit of the company’s purpose: Our energy for a sustainable life.

Stadtwerke KerpenStadtwerke Kerpen GmbH & Co. KG is Kerpen’s local energy partner and service provider. It provides customers in the Rhein-Erft district with green electricity and natural gas. It also develops sustainable and efficient energy solutions for private individuals, small businesses and residential districts. In addition to providing energy services for private and commercial customers, such as photovoltaics, e-mobility and heading solutions, Stadtwerke Kerpen is also participating in structural transformation. 

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