Chemical Czar LyondellBasell Signs PPAs for 560 MW Renewable Energy

Global chemical conglomerate LyondellBasell has announced that it has signed the first two European renewable electricity power purchase agreements (PPAs) and two additional PPAs in the United States to help decarbonize its operations. The combined additional contracts represent a total of approximately 560 MW of renewable energy capacity.

As per the official statement, LyondellBasell has now signed eight PPA agreements and achieved over half of its 2030 target to procure a minimum of 50 percent of green electricity from renewable sources. These PPAs will generate over 2.6 million MWh of green electricity annually and reduce scope 2 emissions of LyondellBasell by nearly 1 million metric tons of carbon emissions.

This amount of green electricity is equivalent to the emissions associated with the annual electricity consumption of more than 370,000 homes.

Willemien Terpstra, Vice President, Decarbonization at LyondellBasell, “Decarbonizing the electricity supply through purchasing renewable electricity is crucial to meet LyondellBasell’s 2030 and 2050 net zero greenhouse gas emissions targets. These renewable electricity contracts cover nearly one-third of our 2020 baseline electricity consumption. This demonstrates tangible progress towards our overall objective to reduce our scope 1 and 2 emissions by 42% by 2030, relative to a 2020 baseline.”

Virtual PPA for Nordic Projects

LyondellBasell said that it signed a PPA for multiple Nordic projects, with operations expected to begin in the first quarter of 2026. The projects represent approximately 230 MW of renewable energy capacity on its behalf.

Tarragona PPA Solar Project

The Tarragona Solar Project is the first physical PPA project located at a LyondellBasell production site in Spain. This project is expected to begin operations in the third quarter of 2023 with approximately 5 MW of renewable energy capacity. This electricity will help reduce 17 percent of Scope 2 emissions locally in the production of polypropylene compounds used in automotive applications.

North America Virtual PPA Projects

LyondellBasell signed two additional PPAs in the United States. These projects are located in Texas with approximately 320 MW of renewable energy capacity on its behalf.