Ardagh Glass Packaging Dutch solar energy plant

Ardagh Glass Packaging launches second solar energy plant in the Netherlands

Ardagh Glass Packaging-Europe (AGP-Europe), an operating business of Ardagh Group, announced today that a major solar power plant at its facility in Moerdijk, the Netherlands, is now supplying renewable electricity on-site, to reduce the facility’s carbon footprint by an estimated 725 tonnes of CO₂ annually. Ardagh Group has partnered with independent solar energy specialist Zoncoalitie, and energy supplier Eneco, to deliver the solar plant at Moerdijk – the second AGP-Europe on-site solar project, and the third in the Netherlands for Ardagh Group.

This project, which contributes to Ardagh Group’s strategy to use 100% renewable electricity by 2030, follows the launch of the company’s first solar power plant in the Netherlands, which has been supplying the AGP-Dongen facility since September last year.

Annelene Ikemann, Sustainability Director, AGP-Europe, commented: “The Moerdijk solar installation is expected to generate over 2500 MWh of electricity per annum, which is another step closer to achieving our target of using 100% renewable electricity across our AGP-Europe facilities by 2030, using a mix of on-site and off-site installations.”