LEONHARD KURZ opens its own photovoltaic system in Sulzbach-Rosenberg

LEONHARD KURZ, a leading thin-film technology company, is celebrating the official commissioning of its new photovoltaic system in Sulzbach-Rosenberg. On an area of around 8.5 hectares, not far from the company premises on Eisenhämmerstraße, this means that after two years of planning and construction, one of the largest solar power plants in the region has been built. In the future, 14 million kilowatt hours will be produced here each year in an environmentally friendly manner – which will enable KURZ to cover around a quarter of its electricity requirements on site. Another special feature is that 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, confirms: “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 and most important 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 many years. At both sites, in Fürth and in Sulzbach-Rosenberg, KURZ obtains its entire electricity demand from renewable sources – partly through purchased green electricity, and partly through its own photovoltaic systems. The company’s product and service portfolio will also be successively aligned to protect the environment and climate. Peter Kurz: “We’re serious about becoming the most sustainable company in our industry.”