通过可再生能源为生命科学行业供电

通过可再生能源为生命科学行业供电

Chris Famolare,德国达姆施塔特默克KGAA生命科学商业领域的可持续运营负责人
Tuesday, August 16, 2022 - 8:30am

活动:Sustainable Operations

CONTENT: Article

可持续实践 - 减少温室气体排放,降低资源和用水量以及改善废物管理实践 - 可以帮助公司积极解决其环境影响。但是,通过虚拟购买协议(VPPA)瞄准可再生能源的能源可以大大减少公司在其运营中的碳足迹,同时促进和支持可再生能源行业,以实现更绿色的未来。

证明VPPA的环境影响,MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, has matched 100% of its U.S. electricity consumption with renewable energy by participating in one of the largest buyer-organized aggregation deals in the world: a 12-year, off-site,VPPA使用enel绿色力量。该聚合中包括Milliporesigma,Uber,Akamai和Syropsis,它们共同签约了350 MW项目的111 MW。

Virtual Power Purchase Agreement Aligns with the Company’s Sustainability Strategy

The Life Science business sector of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany is a global organization with more than 300,000 high-quality products and 26,000 employees across more than 66 countries. The company understands how important it is to manage its environmental impact, work toward its greenhouse gas reduction targets, and sustain those gains for years to come. One component of our sustainability strategy is to reduce our范围1和2greenhouse gas emissions by 50% and source 80% of our electricity from renewable options by 2030. Furthermore, we aim to achieve climate neutrality by 2040 across Scope 1, 2 and 3. This VPPA, now operational, directly contributes to the company’s renewable electricity goal.

应对全球挑战

我们正在共同努力,通过长期合同为网格带来新的可再生能源,这是我们可再生能源战略的关键组成部分。通过寻求新项目,Milliporesigma在增加电网上可再生能源的数量方面发挥了积极作用,而不是仅依靠预先建设的资产为公司提供可再生能源。

This enables MilliporeSigma to match the operations of our U.S. manufacturing, distribution, and services sites with renewable electricity—providing customers with greener products and solutions that align with and help advance their own sustainability goals and values.

虚拟电力购买协议的未来

尽管VPPA已经存在了很多年,但由于汇总交易变得越来越广泛,最近它们的受欢迎程度越来越高。就在几年前,大量能源消费者只能使用VPPA。现在,汇总交易允许具有中小型电力负载的公司的公司参与VPPA,并解锁新的方式来支持和推进可再生能源行业。

随着公司调查可再生能源,对于每家公司来说,确定其需求的最佳选择非常重要,因为有几种方法可以确保可再生能源。

选项评估可以包括:

  • Determining what kind of renewable energy claims your company wants to make
  • 了解您的能源消耗及其相关的排放,按地区和位置确定高优先级领域
  • 了解您所在地区存在的法规
  • 确定可能有哪些本地选项,并将这些选项与电力购买协议,VPPA或其他协议进行比较
  • 定义您的策略和方法,并确保它们与您的业务目标和风险需求保持一致。

正确完成(并经过深入的研究),参与VPPA的人可能会期待更多可持续运营通过减少其碳足迹,同时在未来几年支持可再生能源行业。