Airbus Contracting Total Energies' Renewable Output to Offset European Manufacturing Load
European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is investing in 3.3 terawatthours (TWh) of renewable energy production from TotalEnergies to offset some of its European consumption.
The contracted power could equal half of Airbus’ electricity load at all of its German and British sites for the next decade. The power purchases start in 2027.
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“These new contracts illustrate TotalEnergies’ ability to deliver turnkey clean firm power solutions on multi-geographies to support our industrial customers in their energy transition,” said Stephane Michel, President, Gas, Renewables & Power at TotalEnergies, in a statement. “These contracts, which rely on our integrated power portfolio combining both renewable and flexible assets will contribute positively to the profitability of our electricity business.”
The PPA covers about 200 MW of firm renewable power developed by TotalEnergies. The developer also has power supply deals with SWM, Google, Data4, STMicroelectronics, Saint-Gobain, Air Liquide, Amazon, LyondellBasell, Merck, Microsoft, Orange and Sasol.
The Total Energies portfolio includes solar, onshore and offshore wind, combined-cycle gas turbines and battery storage.
“As Airbus continues to make steady progress towards our energy efficiency and emissions reduction targets, these power purchase agreements (PPA) with TotalEnergies demonstrates our long-term commitment to decarbonizing our sites”, said Florent Massou dit Labaquere, EVP of Operations for the Commercial Aircraft business of Airbus. “These agreements will help Airbus secure reliable low-carbon energy, supporting our goal to increase renewable electricity across our sites.”
Airbus and U.S.-based Boeing are the primary jet airline production rivals around the world. Airbus builds planes in the UK, France, Germany and Spain, while also assembling some models in Alabama.
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