DuPont Danish Emulsifier Plant Shifts to Carbon Neutral
15 Jun 2016 --- One of the world's largest emulsifier plants is to become carbon dioxide neutral, as chemical giant DuPont ramps up its commitment to helping the environment.
DuPont's Nutrition & Health plant in Grindsted, Denmark is to become "virtually" carbon dioxide neutral when the plant's large coal boiler is retrofitted to burn wood chips from next year.
DuPont claims its carbon dioxide emissions will be reduced by 45,000 tonnes annually from the emulsifier plant which also produces ingredients for the global food industry.
“To fire with wood chips instead of coal is a huge win for the environment,” says plant manager Martin K. Madsen, DuPont in Grindsted.
“Not only will we remove 45,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide currently produced using non-renewable energy, but we will also increase the amount of ‘waste’ energy that we sell to the local district heating network.”
A reduction of 45,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide is equivalent to removing 20,000 average Danish cars from the road for a year, according to DuPont.
DuPont says it is committed to sustainability at its plants and has been investing in energy efficiency as well as working with the local district heating supplier for many years providing excess heat to the local district heating network in Grindsted.
Troels Ranis, branch director of the energy group in the Confederation of Danish Industries, says the project is a good example of how companies can contribute to the green transition.
“We are experiencing an increasing interest from companies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions," he said.
“The project in Grindsted can show other companies that conversion to renewable energy and focusing on sustainability goes hand in hand with commercial interests today.”
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