The first biogas-fired Volvo plant with zero climate impact in China

The Taizhou production plant switched to biogas, making it the first Volvo plant in China to achieve climate neutrality.
The transition from natural gas at the plant in Zhejiang province will result in a reduction of more than 7.000 tons of CO2 per year.
Although for Volvo Cars this is a limited share of the total Scope 1-3 emissions, equal to 43 million tonnes, being able to count on a climate-neutral energy source for the Taizhou plant represents an important step.
It is positioned in the wake of achieving the goal of making production activities climate neutral by 2025 and reducing emissions in all operational activities globally.

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The very ambitious goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040

This ambitious goal is also part of the broader goal of achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.
Like all Volvo production plants around the world, the Taizhou plant already used climate-neutral electricity.
This latest initiative now guarantees that the heating of the plant also has zero climate impact.
After the Torslanda plant in Gothenburg, Sweden, this is the second Volvo automotive plant worldwide to achieve climate neutrality.

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“We act quickly when valid climate-neutral energy alternatives become available”, explains javier varela, Chief Operating Officer and Deputy CEO of Volvo Cars.
“The switch to biogas at the Taizhou plant demonstrates how each of our production sites around the world is defining its own climate-neutral energy mix, based on what is available in the specific geographic area.”
The energy supply for the Taizhou plant includes electricity and heating.

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Thus 40 percent of electricity needs are generated by solar panels

Around 40 percent of electricity needs are generated by solar panels installed on site, and this percentage is expected to increase in the coming years.
The remaining 60 percent comes from the grid and is in turn made up of photovoltaic electricity, which is climate neutral.
Thanks to the recent conversion, the heating needs are met using climate-neutral biogas.
Volvo Cars recently expanded its sustainability strategy with the introduction of ambitious new goals for the coming years.

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The duty to contain pollution before moving on to eliminating CO2

The new goal of zeroing greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 adds to the previous one which called for achieving climate neutrality by 2040 and makes it clear that the car manufacturer's priority is to reduce real emissions before moving on to eliminating CO2, so as to reduce inevitable emissions.
The automaker's suppliers are also encouraged to do the same.
Since the publication of Volvo Cars' first sustainability strategy in 2019, much progress has been made towards achieving its climate action goals.
In addition to reducing CO2 emissions from overall operational activities by using 74 percent climate-neutral energy, the Group is making significant progress towards achieving its overall CO2 targets.

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