CRH develops wind farm to power cement plant in Romania

Eunice Heath, Chief Sustainability Officer, CRH, said:

"This is a significant clean energy project for CRH and is one of the many ways we are helping to create a more resilient and sustainable built environment. Building a wind farm to power one of our cement plants demonstrates our commitment to decarbonising and providing lower carbon building materials solutions for our customers to help meet the changing needs of construction.”

CRH is actively investing in clean energy to help it provide lower-carbon products and solutions for its customers. By increasing its use of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar at its operations and generating renewable electricity on-site, CRH is taking an important step toward delivering its industry-leading target to reduce absolute carbon emissions by 30% by 2030.

The project commenced in August 2023 and the wind farm is now fully operational. Consisting of five turbines, it has a total installed capacity of approximately 30 MW and an estimated annual net production of 80 GWh. It will help reduce Romania's national energy related CO₂ emissions by 40 000 t.

Read the article online at: https://www.worldcement.com/europe-cis/04112024/crh-develops-wind-farm-to-power-cement-plant-in-romania/