Zurich, SWITZERLAND - The company achieved the first-step target set out in its Sustainability 2030 plan.

Hitachi Energy has recently announced that they have achieved the first-step target set out in their Sustainability 2030 plan - the use of 100% fossil-free electricity in its own operations. The company is driving towards being carbon-neutral in its own operations by 2030.

"By achieving 100% fossil-free electricity in our own operations, we have reduced our CO2 equivalent emissions by over 50% compared to 2019," says Claudio Facchin, CEO of Hitachi Energy. He continued, "The Net Zero challenge is global and it's about acting now, innovating and collaborating across countries, industries and societies."

To achieve 100% fossil-free electricity in its own operations and in support of the Hitachi Group's carbon-neutrality goal, according to Hitachi Energy, they have pursued several pathways to generate its own fossil-free electricity. In their Zhongshan factory in China, the company is generating nearly 20% of its total energy consumption from solar panels. In its first year of operation, the power generated at the factory is expected to reach 1,510 megawatt-hours (MWh), contributing to the reduction in annual carbon emissions by more than 1,000 tons.

According to Hitachi Energy, in Ludvika, Sweden, the company is now using 100% renewable electricity generated from hydropower and from solar panels to support its operations. Ludvika, one of Hitachi Energy's largest production facilities, has gone beyond tackling its electricity supply and is now close to removing the use of all fossil fuels from the whole of its operations.

Source: Hitachi Energy