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Borealis and VERBUND commission one of Upper Austria’s largest PV rooftop arrays

photo: Borealis and Austria’s leading energy company, VERBUND, announce the installation of a new photovoltaic array at Borealis production location in Linz, Austria.

© Borealis

Borealis and Austria’s leading energy company, VERBUND, are pleased to announce the installation of a new photovoltaic (PV) array at Borealis production location in Linz, Austria.
The investment is in line with the Borealis aim to enhance the sustainability of its own operations while also supporting the Upper Austria Photovoltaic Strategy for 2030.

Rooftop PV arrays are among the cleanest ways to generate renewable energy. The ample availability of large surfaces on industrial buildings make them ideal sites for such arrays. Erected jointly by Borealis and VERBUND, the new rooftop PV array at Borealis operations at the Chemical Park Linz boasts a module surface area of 4,794 square meters. It is thus among the ten largest arrays of its kind in the province of Upper Austria.

Construction was completed in around six weeks. Pilot operations to optimise performance at the new PV facility started at the beginning of May 2022. Once the facility begins producing energy later this month, its output will be around 1 megawatt-peak (MWp). The PV array will supply around 1 gigawatt hours (GWh) annually; this is roughly equivalent to the electricity consumption of around 250 households. The solar power generated by the new array will be used for Borealis operations at the Chemical Park Linz. It shall enable the company to reduce the annual CO2 emissions of this location by 350 tons each year.

“The new PV array in Linz is a welcome addition to our portfolio of Energy & Climate measures aimed at increasing the share of renewables in our own production energy mix,” says Thomas Gangl, Borealis CEO. “Like our first solar PV project powering parts of our operations in Monza, Italy, this array complements the multiple power-purchase agreements we have signed in recent months to source renewable energy from wind farms for our production operations in Finland, Sweden, and Belgium. We are picking up the pace in sustainable power sourcing by re-inventing essentials for sustainable living.”

“The best and probably only chance to reduce our dependency on fossil fuel imports, counteract high energy prices, and achieve our climate goals is to massively and rapidly expand renewable power generation and restructure our entire electricity system,” says VERBUND CEO Michael Strugl. “Together with partners like Borealis, we are heading towards a cleaner and safer energy future.”

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Media contacts:

Borealis Group Communication:
Virginia Wieser
Senior Manager, Corporate Communications,
Brand & Reputation
tel.: +43 1 22 400 772 (Vienna, Austria)
e-mail: Virginia.Wieser@borealisgroup.com
VERBUND AG:
Martha Salaquarda, MA
Kommunikation
tel.: +43 664-828 7594 (Austria)
e-mail: martha.salaquarda@verbund.com
Borealis Linz
Marlene Hess
Communication Specialist Linz
tel: +43 732 6981 3926 (Linz, Austria)
e-mail: Marlene.Hess@borealisgroup.com


photo: Borealis and Austria’s leading energy company, VERBUND, announce the installation of a new photovoltaic array at Borealis production location in Linz, Austria.

© Borealis

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photo: Borealis and Austria’s leading energy company, VERBUND, announce the installation of a new photovoltaic array at Borealis production location in Linz, Austria. © Borealis
photo: The project team visits the newly installed rooftop photovoltaic systems (fltr): Georg Zimmer (Borealis), Christian Höfer, Martin Wagner (Verbund), Mader Jürgen and Eder Gerhard (Borealis). © Borealis
photo: Erected jointly by Borealis and VERBUND, the new rooftop PV array at Borealis operations at the Chemical Park Linz boasts a module surface area of 4,794 square meters. © Borealis
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Virginia Wieser, Lena Lehner
+43 1 22 400 899 (Vienna, Austria)
media@borealisgroup.com

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