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Friday Nov 27
Heineken Brewery generates its own Electricity
A Manchester brewery will today begin generating its own electricity when its £17.5m biomass plant is officially opened. Heineken UK – the new name for Scottish &Newcastle – operates the Royal Brewery in Moss Side where around 700m pints of brands including Fosters, Kronenbourg, Miller and Strongbow cider are brewed every year.
Its new biomass plant burns locally sourced woodchip to generate enough electricity to supply all of the site's energy requirements.
Any excess energy generated will be sold back to the National Grid. The plant is the biggest single investment in renewable technology ever by a non-utility company in the UK and is officially opened by Lord Davies of Oldham today. It will generate up to 37,600 MWh of electrical energy every year, reducing carbon emissions by up to 15,000 tonnes.
Heineken UK's managing director Stefan Orlowski said: “This is a key milestone in Heineken UK's commitment to mitigating the impact of climate change. “We are continuously looking for more ways to further improve our environmental record to build a sustainable future for our business.” In the future more equipment will be added to allow the plant to burn spent grain, a by product of the brewing process.
Source: www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk - 19 November 2009
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