Eco-Friendly Power Shift: Packaging Company WestRock Inks Renewable Energy Deal With ENGIE
Eco-Friendly Power Shift: Packaging Company WestRock Inks Renewable Energy Deal With ENGIE
Packaging company WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK) said it has entered into two virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) with ENGIE North America (ENGIE), a subsidiary of ENGIE S.A. (OTC:ENGIY).
包裝公司WestRock Company（紐約證券交易所代碼：WRK）表示，它已與ENGIE S.A.（場外交易代碼：ENGIE）的子公司ENGIE North America（ENGIE）簽訂了兩份虛擬購電協議（VPPA）。
The agreements are designed to add renewable energy to the U.S. energy grid and mark a step forward in WestRock's commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
這些協議旨在爲美國能源網增加可再生能源，標誌着WestRock在減少溫室氣體排放的承諾方面向前邁出了一步。
The agreements support two of ENGIE's solar projects, Bernard Creek located in Wharton County, Texas and Chillingham Solar located in Bell County, Texas, for an aggregate of 282 megawatts (MW).
這些協議支持ENGIE的兩個太陽能項目，即位於德克薩斯州沃頓縣的伯納德·克里克和位於德克薩斯州貝爾縣的奇靈漢姆太陽能，總髮電量爲282兆瓦（MW）。
The agreement is a part of WestRock's strategy to pursue a science-based target (SBT) to lessen Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions by 27.5% by 2030.
該協議是WestRock戰略的一部分，該戰略旨在實現基於科學的目標（SBT），即到2030年將範圍1、2和3的溫室氣體排放量減少27.5％。
WestRock will contract 207 MW from Bernard Creek, and is expected to have an annual output of approximately 500,000 MWh.
WestRock將從伯納德溪簽訂207兆瓦的合同，預計年產量約爲50萬兆瓦時。
The project is slated to be completed in the first half of 2024 and is expected to generate more than $45 million in total revenue for Wharton County, along with 250 jobs during construction.
該項目計劃於2024年上半年完成，預計將爲沃頓縣創造超過4,500萬美元的總收入，並在施工期間創造250個工作崗位。
Also, WestRock will contract 75 MW from ENGIE's 350 MW Chillingham Solar project.
此外，WestRock還將從ENGIE的350兆瓦奇靈漢姆太陽能項目中籤訂75兆瓦的合同。
Price Action: WRK shares are trading higher by 1.95% at $38.25 on the last check Tuesday.
價格走勢：週二上一次支票，WRK股價上漲1.95％，至38.25美元。