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Mission-driven Company

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Our purpose:

Improve global environment, foster local development

 

Our 3 Mission-driven Objectives:

#1 Act for the production of a renewable energy accessible to the many

#2 Contribute with the local population to the sustainable development of territories

#3 Make the best out the planet resources, in a sustainable way

Our positive contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG1
Strengthen access to competitive energy
SDG2
Nurture dialogue with local stakeholders;
Foster local human development.
SDG 3
Limit the environmental impact of our activities
SDG 4
Fight against climate change
SDG 5
Commit to the preservation of local biodiversity
Objective

Actively Participate in the Fight Against Climate Change

Each MWh produced by renewable sources of electricity represents a decarbonization of energy and, therefore, the prevention of emission of tons of CO2 into the atmosphere.

Key Figure: 1,421 kt of CO2 equivalent avoided in 2021.

Construction of the Group’s biggest solar project

Voltalia is beginning construction on the SSM1&2, the Group’s biggest solar project, located in the Serra Branca cluster in the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Norte. Once commissioned during the first half of 2022, SSM1&2 will become Voltalia’s largest solar project worldwide. To learn more, click here: Press release

Improvement of French Guiana’s Energy Mix

The Sable Blanc project in French Guiana combines a photovoltaic power plant with a battery storage unit. This combination will allow electricity produced from solar energy during the day to be injected into the grid after dark while improving the stability of electricity production. The project is highly anticipated to both help improve the energy supply in a region where electricity demand is growing rapidly and to replace existing diesel generators in Saint Laurent du Maroni. To learn more, click here: Press release

Strengthen Access to Competitive Energy

Voltalia targets regions of the world where renewables do not need subsidies to locally produce affordable electricity.

Key Figure: ≈ 80% of Voltalia’s installed capacity is unsubsidized.

Signing of a 56MW Corporate PPA

Voltalia signed a 20-year corporate solar power purchase agreement with 11 French firms to develop a non-subsidized 56MW solar farm in the south of France.
To learn more, click here: Press Release

Objective 2

Nurture Dialogue with Stakeholders

Regular and active dialogue with stakeholders through established consultation mechanisms is one of Voltalia’s systematic and voluntary processes to help ensure the optimal and sustainable integration of our projects in the territories where we operate.

Key Figure: Dedicated Community Liaison Officers in Brazil, France and Kenya
                   1 Group grievance mechanism under development

Casa Voltalia in Brazil

Voltalia has created dedicated space to dialogue with stakeholders at Serra do Mel in Brazil. A grievance mechanism allows us to record any questions or grievances about the project and to respond to them as soon as possible. This grievance mechanism is associated with a “Stakeholder Engagement Plan” that ensures dialogue with all identified stakeholders, monitors the grievance mechanism and its effectiveness, and provides a timely and appropriate response.

Community Liaison Officer in France

“My role is to work on the ground on the human side and to put the appropriate tools to develop support for the project in place. The final goal is to have a project that is understood and shared by the local stakeholders” – Voltalia Community Liaison Officer in France.

Foster Human, Local Development

In Brazil, Voltalia carries out social and environmental projects that are fully integrated into a strategic vision for the long-term, local establishment of the company in the territory.

Key figure: 41 social projects and actions in Brazil in 2020.
                    2M€ invested in communities

Acting During the Covid Pandemic

Several actions have been carried out to fight the Covid pandemic and provide communities with emergency assistance: donations of food baskets, single-use medical equipment (masks, gloves, surgical caps), reusable masks, brochures, and cleaning and hygiene kits for health professionals. The actions benefited over 2,000 people in the states of Rio Grande do Norte, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and Amapá.

Transformado com Energia

This is a nationwide program that aims to support the training of local labor by financing free courses for residents of the regions where Voltalia operates. This initiative contributes to increasing the employability of students not only for the project at hand, but also for other opportunities in the future. The trainings have specific HSE programs and the students receive certificates both from the course and from the NRs* necessary to carry out the work, a great differentiating factor within the labor market.

*Norma Reguladora: regulation standards

Objective 3

Limit the Environmental Impact of Our Activities

Voltalia takes concrete actions at each stage of our projects to strictly comply with national regulations in terms of pollution prevention and management of natural resources, whether land, water, wood or forests.

Key Figure: 1st Group-level carbon footprint assessment

Carbon Footprint Assessment

In 2021, for the first time, we carried out our first Group-level carbon footprint assessment to better understand our emissions. The results demonstrated the importance of Scope 3, mostly purchased goods and services, for the total Group emissions. Following this assessment, a climate strategy is currently being developed.

Ingenious Wind Turbine Foundations in Brazil

In Brazil, more ingenious “star” foundations are being designed for wind farms, with a view to raise the height of the towers by six meters and improve energy production by around 3% while using less concrete than conventional augmented-height foundations. This eco-design reduces the use of concrete for the construction of the wind turbine foundations; in 2020, 47 turbines benefited from this solution. In 2021, the 44 turbines for Ventos da Serra do Mel 3 & 4 and the 28 turbines of Canudos also benefited from these foundations.

Commit to the Preservation of Local Biodiversity

To ensure the preservation of natural habitats, Voltalia is vigilant in applying all regulatory procedures and/or procedures recommended by applicable national and international standards regarding the consideration of biodiversity starting from the design phase of our projects.

Key Figure: 100% projects covered by an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) study.

Agrivoltaism

In 2020, Voltalia commissioned its first agrivoltaic project in the south of France, Cabanon. This project has been carried out in collaboration with a farmer specialized in the production of salads, spinach and melons to promote synergy between agriculture and the production of renewable electricity.

Flora Preservation

The Taconnaz plant, commissioned in 2019, is adapted to the local flora, specifically to a protected orchid from the region (Traunsteiner Dactylorhize). The site boundaries and development have been determined to include this protected orchid species in the design of the project.

Contact Us

Please feel free to get in touch with one of our offices if you need more information.

sustainability@voltalia.com