Volkswagen has been a frontrunner in advancing renewable energy in Europe, now actively supporting 26 green power projects across nine countries. Since 2021, these projects have supplied approximately three terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity to the European grid—equivalent to the annual consumption of 800,000 households—marking a significant step toward decarbonization.
A life cycle analysis shows that an ID.4 powered exclusively by the EU’s green electricity mix has a lower CO2 footprint than a comparable diesel vehicle after just 66,000 km. Among Volkswagen’s largest supported projects are a solar park near Vila Real, Portugal, generating over 60 GWh annually, and a wind farm in Djupdal, Sweden, where Volkswagen holds a 70% share, producing more than 1,000 GWh of electricity per year.
The company is actively driving the development of renewable energy with 18 photovoltaic plants and eight wind farms across Spain, Sweden, Finland, Portugal, the UK, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Poland. These projects, backed by long-term support agreements of up to 10 years, provide Energy Attribute Certificates to confirm the renewable origin of the electricity.
In 2024 alone, Volkswagen’s green energy initiatives produced around 1.1 TWh of clean power—enough to meet the needs of 300,000 households or supply the entire Volkswagen ID. fleet currently on European roads with renewable electricity. While 40% of EV charging still relies on conventional power sources, Volkswagen’s projects aim to transition this share to carbon-neutral energy over the next decade, assuming an average vehicle lifespan of 200,000 km.
Decarbonization, alongside the transition to e-mobility, remains a core pillar of Volkswagen’s sustainability strategy, ensuring its electric fleet maximizes its contribution to a greener future. “We plan to step up our commitment in the field of renewable energies each year in line with the development in sales of ID. models,” says Andreas Walingen, CSO and Head of Strategy of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand. “Through the large-scale development of European wind and solar farms, we intend to support our customers in the region in their efforts to always use their ID. vehicles in a net carbon-neutral way. This shows that our commitment to sustainability goes far beyond the electrification of vehicles.”
