Written by Sasol: Evonik is replacing the coal-fired power plant at the Marl Chemical Park with gas and steam power plants that are also suitable for future hydrogen operation, which will enable Sasol to save around 80,000 tons of CO2 and help achieve the target of reducing emissions in Eurasia by 30% by 2030 compared to 2017.
When the last coal ship left the port of Marl on 20 February 2024, it ended an important chapter in Marl’s industrial history as coal would cease being an energy supplier.
The coal-fired power plant, which supplied the Marl Chemical Park with electricity for decades, burned its last coal reserves and was decommissioned at the end of March. Two gas and steam power plants will now supply Marl with energy.
The shutdown will save Sasol around 80,000 tons of CO2. This corresponds to a reduction of around 50% in Scope 2 emissions* from the time of the shutdown and brings us closer to our overarching goal of reducing our Eurasian direct and indirect emissions in production and work processes by 30 percent by 2030.
There is no major impact on Product Carbon Footprint data expected. This change in energy mix at the Sasol Marl site will be taken into consideration by the next life cycle assessment review.
Scope 2 emissions (Indirect emissions): Emissions from the generation of purchased or acquired energy such as electricity, steam, heating, cooling, consumed by the reporting company.
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