Leonhard Kurz opens its photovoltaic system

The photovoltaic system will allow the company to produce 14 million kilowatt hours each year in an environmentally friendly manner and will enable it to cover around a quarter of its electricity requirements on site. The electricity generated is fed directly into the company’s production. 

 

With this large-scale project, the Kurz Group, headquartered in Fürth, is emphasizing its ties to the Sulzbach-Rosenberg region as well as its focus on sustainability.  

 

Peter Kurz, member of the Management Board, confirmed: ‘As a family business, it is important to us to take responsibility - for the region in which our story began, for the people who are based here, and for the natural environment that forms our livelihood.’ 

 

Under the motto ‘Be a green leader’, the group has consistently expanded its sustainability activities in recent years. In 2021, for example, Kurz joined the UN Global Compact Network, the world’s largest initiative for sustainable and responsible corporate governance. An extensive sustainability report was published in February 2022, and Kurz has also had a certified environmental and energy management system in place throughout the company for several years.  

 

At both sites, in Fürth and in Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Kurz obtains its entire electricity demand from renewable sources – through purchased green electricity and its own photovoltaic systems. The company’s product and service portfolio will also be successively aligned to protect the environment and climate.  

 

The photovoltaic system was realized in cooperation with Münch Energie from Rugendorf, one of the largest decentralized energy suppliers in Germany, as well as the local authorities.  

 

Mario Münch, managing director of Münch Energie, said: ‘As a major electricity consumer, Kurz has chosen the most effective form of energy supply - because the green electricity is produced locally and used directly. In this way, the entire value creation remains in the region, and everyone benefits in the long term.’ 

 

With the 27,000 high-performance modules installed in total, over 4,000 families could be supplied with green electricity every year.  

 

With the photovoltaic system, the company can save around 6,000 tons of CO2 per year.