Volkswagen drives expansion of renewable energies with a new wind farm in Sweden

Volkswagen intends to be fully net carbon neutral by 2050. That is why the company is going well beyond electrification of the car with its holistic decarbonization program “Way to Zero”. Volkswagen is the first car maker to support expansion of renewable energies on an industrial scale – and will drive expansion of European wind farms and solar plants with around €40 million up to 2025. Volkswagen has now agreed the largest project in its portfolio to date with the wind farm specialist wpd Onshore Aldermyrberget AB in Skellefteå, northern Sweden. Volkswagen’s share of the wind farm generates some 100 GWh of electricity, or enough for 27,000 households. As a result, Volkswagen is also living up to its responsibility as the market leader for electric vehicles in Sweden. In connection with net carbon neutral manufacturing of its ID. models, Volkswagen is now taking another big step towards its goal of net carbon neutral use of electric vehicles over their entire life cycle.

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