RWE is to build a ground-mounted photovoltaic solar plant for Kronos Titan in Lower Saxony, Germany.
RWE will build and operate the 24.7MWp plant on a 20-hectare site (pictured) at the Kronos facility in Nordenham. Under the deal, RWE will lease the area for the solar project from Kronos. Meanwhile Kronos will purchase the green electricity generated there via a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA).
Construction of the solar plant is scheduled to start in the summer, and commissioning is scheduled for spring 2026.
Kronos Titan is a global producer and marketer of titanium dioxide pigments, or TiO2, a base industrial product used in a range of applications.
Plant manager of Kronos Titan at the Nordenham site Carsten Büsing said: “We are pleased that we can make our site more sustainable together with RWE. With the solar system, we cover a large part of our electricity needs in a green way.
“The plant thus makes an important contribution to achieving our transformation goals and underlines our commitment to environmentally friendly solutions at the site.”
Chief executive of RWE Renewables Europe and Australia Katja Wünschel said: “The joint project with Kronos Titan shows how industrial customers can play an active role in the energy transition.
“You provide land, we take care of the planning, construction, investment and operation of the solar system. The customer receives long-term green electricity at predictable conditions. In this way, we are combining our expertise in the expansion of renewable energies with our experience in energy trading.”
A total of around 38,200 solar modules are expected to generate around 22,000MWh of electricity annually – enough electricity to cover a significant proportion of Kronos’ electricity needs at the Nordenham site.
