Arla Food Ingredients has taken another step towards its carbon reduction goal with the installation of an electric boiler at its largest production site, the Danmark Protein whey processing facility in Videbaek.
The company estimates that the new electric boiler will cut its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 3,500t, and that this number will rise once it is fully operational.
The company has said that it is on track to having all of its plants powered by electricity from renewable sources by the end of 2025.
Last year the company announced a €32 million investment in an electric heat pump facility which is scheduled to be operational this year.
The boiler was installed in a building that previously housed a gas turbine, and will be able to deliver the equivalent of 8,000 kettles, or 16MW of power.
It will be used to produce steam for the facility’s spray drying towers, which are used to created powdered whey ingredients.
Arla emissions
The company’s overall target is to reduce scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its operations by 42% between 2015 and 2030.
Scope 1 emissions relate to activities under the company’s direct control and scope 2 emissions are indirect emissions caused by the energy that the company uses.
The reductions resulting from the new boiler will account for around 5% of this target.
Global sustainability manager at Arla Foods Ingredients, Thomas Lauritsen said: “This is the latest initiative in our drive towards a carbon ‘net zero’ future, and a key element of our commitment to phase out our use of natural gas for energy production.”
Arla Foods Ingredients is headquartered in Denmark and is a subsidiary of Arla Foods – an international dairy company owned by over 9,700 farmers from Denmark, Sweden, the UK, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
It serves global brands in early life nutrition, medical nutrition, sports nutrition, health foods, and other foods and beverages.
