RWE Builds 25MW Solar Farm for Kronos Titanium Pigments

• RWE AG launches a 24.7MW solar farm at Kronos’s Nordenham titanium dioxide site—20 hectares, 38,300 modules, 22,000 MWh/year—powering greener transformation via a long-term PPA.

RWE AG commissioned a 24.7-megawatt photovoltaic solar farm at Kronos Titan GmbH’s titanium dioxide pigments plant in Nordenham, Lower Saxony. The ground-mounted installation sits on 20 hectares that RWE leases from Kronos. RWE handled investment, planning, construction and will operate the facility.

The plant uses 38,300 modules and is expected to generate about 22,000 megawatt-hours of electricity per year. Power will be delivered to Kronos under a long-term power purchase agreement, projected to cover a substantial portion of the site’s needs. The project supports Kronos’s transformation goals and its push toward more sustainable operations, plant manager Carsten Buesing said.

How will RWE’s new 24.7MW solar farm at Kronos in Nordenham power operations?

• Supply of electricity to Kronos under a long-term power purchase agreement, reducing the company’s need to source power from the grid for day-to-day operations.
  
• Forecast annual generation of roughly 22,000 MWh helps create a predictable stream of low-carbon electricity for the titanium dioxide pigments facility.
  
• Contribution toward decarbonisation targets by lowering the carbon intensity associated with industrial heat and processing electricity at the site.
  
• Physical integration that complements existing plant energy flows: electricity is produced on the leased 20-hectare site and delivered directly to support operations at the Kronos location.
  
• Operational responsibility by RWE, including day-to-day management, monitoring of plant performance, and maintaining availability of generation output over the contract period.
  
• Use of 38,300 PV modules to convert sunlight into electricity, with output shaped by local solar irradiance and seasonal patterns.
  
• Planning for performance stability through routine maintenance and asset management practices, helping minimize downtime and sustain expected energy yields.
  
• Electrical production that can offset a significant share of the site’s annual electricity demand as projected, supporting long-term sustainability commitments at Kronos.
  
• Grid interaction and settlement considerations for energy delivery under the PPA framework, ensuring generated power is accounted for and transferred according to agreed terms.
• Potential resilience benefit for Kronos: more on-site renewable generation can reduce exposure to electricity price volatility compared with relying solely on market supply.
• Supports broader corporate transformation efforts by aligning industrial production with renewable energy procurement and sustainability reporting goals.