Veolia says it now exports more than six times the renewable electricity than it uses across its 400 offices and sites across the UK.
The global resource management company says it can supply a secure annual equivalent to power 240,000 homes by generating 856 GWh of electricity using a combination of biomass, landfill gas, biogas and Energy Recovery Facilities (ERF), that qualify under the Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin (REGO) scheme.
The exported electricity adds to the 2.5TWh of CHP, low carbon and renewable generation that serves around 500 customer sites across a range of sectors, Veolia says.
Veolia continues that this output includes 134MWe of generation capacity using biogas, biomass, and solar sources which save around 200,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions each year for its customers.
By actively developing renewable and low carbon generation we can already produce the affordable and sustainable energy.
An added benefit of this electricity is the cogeneration of green heat with some of the plants supplying communities and businesses using district heating networks, which Veolia says deliver around 2 GWh of heat equivalent to the heating needed for 120,000 homes.
Commenting on the announcement, Gavin Graveson, Veolia Senior Executive Vice President Northern Europe Zone, said: “Energy market volatility and the ability to deliver stable power has highlighted the importance of reliable sources of energy that can support our modern lives and the UK power infrastructure.
“By actively developing renewable and low carbon generation we can already produce the affordable and sustainable energy that is essential to support communities and businesses.
“As more baseload generators such as nuclear, coal and CCGTs retire, stable renewable sources are set to play an increasingly important role as demand increases with population growth, adoption of electric vehicles, electricity to heat homes and increased demand of the rapidly expanding internet of things.”
