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First carbon neutral beef processing plant: ABP's Ellesmere

By District Energy posted 07-12-2022 16:24

  

The Scottish Farmer

Summary

Sustainable beef and sheep production has been on many industry leaders' mind for several years – but meat processing specialist, ABP's Ellesmere plant is the first certified beef processing plant in Europe to achieve full carbon neutral status throughout the site.

Plans included recycling materials from the original building and sourcing Green Grade ‘A’ rated materials for new buildings. The installation of an innovative combined heat and power (CHP) engine is fuelled by by-products – animal fats – recovered on site, together with bio-fuels derived from used cooking oil through Olleco, its resource recovery division.

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