This document discusses how five major UK food and drink manufacturers are using combined heat and power (CHP) systems. It outlines how Adams Foods, Tangerine Confectionery, Coca-Cola, McCain Foods, and North British Distillery have installed CHP to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions. CHP provides these companies with reliable on-site energy generation while realizing annual savings of hundreds of thousands of pounds and reducing carbon footprints by hundreds of tons.

1. 5 FOOD AND DRINK
MANUFACTURERS
MAKING CHP WORK
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Food and drink manufacturers are making
CHP work for them, find out how.

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With a turnover of £92bn (including exports of
£19bn - £14.4bn to Europe), food and drink (F&D)
manufacturing is the UK’s largest manufacturing
sector.
£92bn

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With a turnover of £92bn (including exports of
£19bn - £14.4bn to Europe), food and drink (F&D)
manufacturing is the UK’s largest manufacturing
sector.
To help meet the Food and Drink Federation’s
(FDF) target for sustainable growth of 20% by
2020, the following 5 F&D manufacturers have
already recognised the main benefits of investing
in Combined Heat and Power (CHP).
£92bn
20%

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Adams Foods, Leek:
At their new state-of-the-art cheese packing facility, the dairy
products company world famous for Kerrygold butter, have
installed a CHP system to generate reliable energy supplies.

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Adams Foods, Leek:
At their new state-of-the-art cheese packing facility, the dairy
products company world famous for Kerrygold butter, have
installed a CHP system to generate reliable energy supplies.
The unit produces:

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Adams Foods, Leek:
At their new state-of-the-art cheese packing facility, the dairy
products company world famous for Kerrygold butter, have
installed a CHP system to generate reliable energy supplies.
The unit produces:
150kW of electricity

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Adams Foods, Leek:
At their new state-of-the-art cheese packing facility, the dairy
products company world famous for Kerrygold butter, have
installed a CHP system to generate reliable energy supplies.
The unit produces:
225kW150kW
of heat - used for
pre-heating washing
and cleaning water.
of electricity

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Operating 24 hours a day, the 15,500m2
site has been achieving
carbon savings of 476 tonnes per annum, equivalent to an
environmental benefit of 47,600 trees.

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Operating 24 hours a day, the 15,500m2
site has been achieving
carbon savings of 476 tonnes per annum, equivalent to an
environmental benefit of 47,600 trees.
Adams Foods have also implemented a
number of other energy saving measures
to help future proof the CHP system.

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Tangerine Confectionery, Pontefract:
The leading UK independent manufacturer of sugar
confectionery (including Butterkist popcorn) are using two
energy efficient CHP systems at their production plant.

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Tangerine Confectionery, Pontefract:
The leading UK independent manufacturer of sugar
confectionery (including Butterkist popcorn) are using two
energy efficient CHP systems at their production plant.
The unit produces:

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Tangerine Confectionery, Pontefract:
The leading UK independent manufacturer of sugar
confectionery (including Butterkist popcorn) are using two
energy efficient CHP systems at their production plant.
The unit produces:
Cogeneration
providing
electricity and
heat energy.
500kW

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Tangerine Confectionery, Pontefract:
The leading UK independent manufacturer of sugar
confectionery (including Butterkist popcorn) are using two
energy efficient CHP systems at their production plant.
The unit produces:
225kW
Trigeneration
providing site with
electricity, heating
and cooling.
Cogeneration
providing
electricity and
heat energy.
500kW

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Tangerine Confectionery, Pontefract:
The leading UK independent manufacturer of sugar
confectionery (including Butterkist popcorn) are using two
energy efficient CHP systems at their production plant.
The facility will benefit annually from:

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Tangerine Confectionery, Pontefract:
The leading UK independent manufacturer of sugar
confectionery (including Butterkist popcorn) are using two
energy efficient CHP systems at their production plant.
The facility will benefit annually from:
Cost savings
£200,000.

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Tangerine Confectionery, Pontefract:
The leading UK independent manufacturer of sugar
confectionery (including Butterkist popcorn) are using two
energy efficient CHP systems at their production plant.
The facility will benefit annually from:
Cost savings
£200,000.
Carbon savings
of 630 tonnes
(equivalent to
63,000 trees).
CO2

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Coca-Cola:
The global fizzy drinks brand are planning a world-wide
installation of CHP at 20 sites by 2015.

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Having installed CHP at bottling plants in the USA, Italy and
Northern Ireland, Coca-Cola are also planning a CHP at their
site in Wakefield, which is the largest soft drinks plant in
Europe.
Coca-Cola:
The global fizzy drinks brand are planning a world-wide
installation of CHP at 20 sites by 2015.

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5.6%
of greenhouse
gas emissions
cut
Coca-Cola:
The global fizzy drinks brand are planning a world-wide
installation of CHP at 20 sites by 2015.

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5.6% 1,500t
carbon savings
per annum
of greenhouse
gas emissions
cut
Coca-Cola:
The global fizzy drinks brand are planning a world-wide
installation of CHP at 20 sites by 2015.

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Target: to cut the site’s greenhouse gas emissions by 5.6%, with
carbon savings of 1,500 tonnes per annum.
CHP will produce high-efficiency clean electricity, heat, chilled
water and CO2
.
5.6%
carbon savings
per annum1,500t
of greenhouse
gas emissions
cut
Coca-Cola:
The global fizzy drinks brand are planning a world-wide
installation of CHP at 20 sites by 2015.

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McCain Foods, Whittlesey:
In addition to using biogas to fuel its steam boilers, the well-
known manufacturer of potato-based products also runs its
CHP on biogas produced from the site’s anaerobic digestion
(AD) treatment lagoon.

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McCain Foods, Whittlesey:
In addition to using biogas to fuel its steam boilers, the well-
known manufacturer of potato-based products also runs its
CHP on biogas produced from the site’s anaerobic digestion
(AD) treatment lagoon.
The 1 MWe CHP provides 10% of the site’s electrical load and
the heat energy is used to warm the lagoon.
Other companies are considering the combination of CHP with
AD to accumulate further savings by using fuel produced from
site waste.

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North British Distillery, Edinburgh:
CHP works well when it’s partnered up with other renewable
energy solutions.

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North British Distillery, Edinburgh:
CHP works well when it’s partnered up with other renewable
energy solutions.
500kWe 1000kWCHP system Steam boiler

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North British Distillery, Edinburgh:
CHP works well when it’s partnered up with other renewable
energy solutions.
A 500 kWe CHP system and 1,000 kW steam boiler have been
installed alongside the new AD plant at the whisky distillery,
which is world-famous for producing Famous Grouse and
Johnnie Walker Black Label.
500kWe 1000kWCHP system Steam boiler

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CHP’s main benefits to F&D manufacturers:

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Saves energy and reduces energy costs.
Almost twice as efficient as conventional energy generation.
On-site generation provides more reliable and secure
energy supplies.
Reduced greenhouse emissions offsetting the impact of
Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC).
Avoids Climate Change Levy (CCL).
Qualifies for government incentives – eligibility for
Enhanced Capital Allowances and reduced tax liabilities.
CHP’s main benefits to F&D manufacturers:

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