The transition is made possible by the Virtual Power Purchase Agreement signed by Owens Corning, which secures the supply of wind energy for the next 10 years. The switch to renewable electricity will have a significant impact on the carbon footprint of the Polish factory's products.
On the first day of 2022, Owens Corning Paroc took a big step on our sustainability journey. On that day, OC Paroc's factory in Poland switched to using 100% renewable electricity in its two most recent production lines.
The step is particularly significant because the Polish factory is the largest of OC Paroc's factories in Europe and has two modern production lines, opened in 2008 and 2020, which use electric melting furnaces.
“In Poland, power generation is heavily reliant on coal. As the electricity used in our two electric melting production lines in Poland is now 100% renewable, the transition is significant and considerably reduces the carbon footprint of the products,” says John McVey, Europe Energy Lead at Owens Corning.
By adhering to the accounting standards of the World Resources Institute’s GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance, which amends to the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard, the production process of the Polish factory’s electric melting furnace using renewable electricity will create 80% less CO2 emissions than a cupola furnace.
“We are making a big impact here”, says John McVey. That impact is made possible by a Virtual Power Purchase Agreement, or VPPA
