en.Wedoany.com Reported - Swedish energy company Vattenfall, when constructing the Juliusburg/Krukow solar park in Germany's Schleswig-Holstein state, reduced carbon dioxide emissions in construction and the supply chain by 67% by using low-carbon steel from Swedish steel manufacturer SSAB in the photovoltaic substructure.
Solar power generation already contributes to climate protection in Germany, but the construction process of solar parks also generates carbon dioxide emissions—an aspect that has received less attention in the past. Vattenfall therefore plans to use low-carbon materials wherever possible in the construction of solar and wind farms. In the Juliusburg/Krukow solar park project, the company used low-carbon steel for the first time in its Krukow section to build the substructure (i.e., the photovoltaic mounting system) of solar modules. These steels are produced by SSAB using nearly 100% scrap steel raw materials, under the product name SSAB Zero™, with performance and quality identical to traditional steel. Compared to traditional steel, SSAB Zero reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 67%, from 460 tons to 153 tons.
Claus Wattendrup, Head of Solar and Battery Business at Vattenfall, stated that the electricity generated by the solar farm will help reduce Germany's dependence on imported fossil fuels, but fossil fuel freedom begins at the start of the supply chain. The company is pleased to take a step with SSAB in using low-carbon steel for the substructure, supporting the long-term societal goal of achieving fossil-free energy as an industry pioneer. Matts Nilsson, Vice President and Head of Sales for Europe at SSAB, noted that when clean energy like solar power is combined with low-carbon materials, the climate footprint of the entire value chain is reduced. SSAB Zero™ provides decarbonized steel with the same performance and quality as traditional steel. Vattenfall's decision to use this steel in the solar park is an important example, demonstrating how ambitious customers can help scale up emission reduction solutions and build demand for clean materials.
The Juliusburg/Krukow solar park is located in the Duchy of Lauenburg district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, near the municipalities of Juliusburg and Krukow. The solar park has a nominal capacity of 80 megawatts peak (MWp) and can generate up to approximately 80 GWh of fossil-free solar electricity annually, covering a total site area of about 74 hectares. In the Krukow section, the project uses SSAB's low-carbon steel for the substructure, reducing carbon dioxide emissions in construction and the supply chain by 67% compared to traditional steel.
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