LM Wind Power plans to become carbon neutral by 2018
LM Wind Power seeks to use 100% renewable electricity, particularly from wind, in conjunction with partners and customers and effective from 2017.
LM Wind Power pledges to become carbon neutral by 2018.
Wind turbine blade manufacturer LM Wind Power (Kolding, Denmark) plans to become carbon neutral by 2018. It will begin by sourcing 100% of its electricity from renewable energy sources during 2017.
With the ambition to eliminate and offset the CO2 emissions from its own operations by 2018, LM Wind Power looks to set new standards to accelerate the de-carbonization of the wind industry's own supply chain.
LM Wind Power has produced more than 185,000 blades since the company began blade operations in 1978. This corresponds to approximately 77 GW of installed wind power capacity which each year effectively replaces approximately 147 million tons of CO2. This corresponds to the annual CO2 emissions from electricity used in 20 million (US) homes.
The three main components of LM Wind Power's carbon neutral program, which will be named 'CleanLM' are:
- Reductions in the company's carbon emissions through operational efficiencies, for example, an internal drive to reduce energy consumption and waste.
- Using 100% renewable electricity, particularly from wind, in conjunction with partners and customers and effective from 2017.
- Offsetting its remaining emissions through carbon credits and building low carbon sustainable development through the delivery of clean and renewable energy for communities in developing countries.
"When we signed the UN Global Compact in 2010, we argued that LM Wind Power might be the greenest company in the world with more than 20% of all turbines worldwide flying LM blades. But we also asked some tough questions - are we really green enough? It's a paradox that the industry has not addressed this more coherently before. Could we not reduce our own carbon footprint further and do even more to nurture the growth of wind energy globally? Our carbon neutrality ambition by 2018 is the clear response to that challenge. Our customers, our host governments, the communities where we operate and above all our employees are all behind us in this ambitious plan. In so doing, we will truly live our company vision that 'Together, we capture the wind to power a cleaner world,” says LM Wind Power CEO Marc de Jong.
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