Tate & Lyle
Case Study: Reducing CO2 Emissions
FDF members are committed to making significant reductions in CO2 emissions to
help tackle climate change. Here are two examples of current
best practice –
showing what is possible by work which has been undertaken or is
now underway in
this
area.
Tate & Lyle is committed to making significant reductions in CO2
emissions to help tackle climate change. The company is investing in a new
biomass
boiler at the Thames Cane Sugar Refinery, its largest manufacturing
facility
in
the
UK. This will reduce the site's CO2 emissions by about 120,000
tonnes per year.
The renewable energy from the boiler will replace 70% of the present consumption
of energy generated from fossil fuels at the site. This will enable a
corresponding 70% reduction in CO2 emissions from fossil fuels and reduced energy bills.
Construction of the
boiler will be completed by March 2009.
Tate & Lyle is also exploring other renewable energy options for the site,
including installation of a wind turbine.
These developments build on Tate & Lyle's existing efforts to be more
energy
resource efficient. In 2000, the company made a commitment to reduce
Group
energy
usage per unit of production by 3% per annum and publishes progress
in
its
Annual
Report.
Since 2003, the Thames site has achieved a 23% reduction in energy consumption
per tonne of sugar produced. As a result, Tate & Lyle is currently a
net-exporter of energy to the National Grid (averaging between 2 and 3MW year
round).
This
export will be in the form of renewable energy once the biomass boiler
comes into
operation.
More Information
This case study is featured in FDF's Five-Fold Ambition: The Environment – Making a Real Difference
Report (pdf, 878kb).
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Last reviewed: 19 Sep 2008