Carbon on rocks.A MIDDLESBROUGH company is helping reduce the carbon footprint A carbon footprint is the total amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases emitted over the full life cycle of a product or service. of the Scottish whisky industry while boosting agricultural production in a pounds 35m renewable energy Renewable energy utilizes natural resources such as sunlight, wind, tides and geothermal heat, which are naturally replenished. Renewable energy technologies range from solar power, wind power, and hydroelectricity to biomass and biofuels for transportation. project. The project, a joint development by Helius Energy plc and the Speyside whisky industry, will install a woodburning combination heat and power (CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan ) plant near Rothes in the Scottish Highlands. The CHP unit will use distillery co-products and wood chip from sustainable sources to generate 7.2MW of electricity, enough for 9,000 homes. A GreenFields plant will be built beside the GreenSwitch CHP unit and will turn the liquid co-product of whisky production, known as pot ale, into a concentrated organic fertiliser for use by local farmers. Helius Energy MD John Seed said: "We look forward to working with Combination of Rothes Distillers Ltd to realise our vision for GreenSwitch and making Rothes a showcase for innovation and environmental responsibility in the Scottish whisky industry." |
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