Volvo has announced its engine plant in Skövde, Sweden has become its first plant to have produced zero CO2 emissions since 1 January, thanks to the implementation of a renewable energy-based heating system.

“Improving energy efficiency is our first priority and then, for the energy we need to use, we aim for supplies generated from renewable sources,” said Javier Varela, Senior Vice President of Manufacturing and Logistics at Volvo Cars. The automaker aims to switch to climate-neutral manufacturing operations in all Volvo plants around the world by 2025.

The plant in Skövde is one of the very few climate-neutral automotive plants in Europe. All heating supplied to the plant has to be generated from waste incineration, biomass and recycled bio-fuels, while the factory’s electricity supply has been coming from renewable resources since 2008. The company is constantly sourcing energy suppliers in all regions in order to reach the goal by 2025.