Combined Heat & Power, District Heating & Cooling, Demand Side Services, Energy Efficiency

Adams Foods

Adams Foods, which was formed when The Kerrygold Company merged with North Downs Dairy in October 2010, is the UK's leading pre-packed cheese business, with 30% share of the UK retail market. The business is also world famous for its Kerrygold Pure Irish Butter, sold in 60 countries globally, and marketed and distributed in the UK from the Staffordshire site.The state-of-the-art factory and office complex, in Leek, Staffordshire, was designed to be the most efficient and environmentally friendly cheese packing facility in Europe. Occupying 15,500m2, the new facility employs 550 people and operates 24 hours a day. The ENER-G CHP system generates 150kW of electricity and provides 225kW of heat to pre-heat water for washing and cleaning.

Adams Foods | Industrial CHP

Dairy products company Adams Foods is achieving impressive carbon performance at its factory in Staffordshire thanks to combined heat and power (CHP) technology supplied by sustainable power group ENER-G. 

The 150kW CHP unit is part of an environmental management programme at the factory. Since full commissioning of the CHP system in June 2010 it has achieved carbon savings of 476 tonnes equivalent to the environmental benefit of 47,600 trees.

CHP technology converts gas into both electricity and heat in a single process at the point of use. The technology works by generating electricity on-site and recovering the majority of the heat created in the process. Its high efficiency contrasts with conventional power stations where heat is lost into the atmosphere through power station cooling towers, and further losses occur when transmitting the electricity along many miles of electrical distribution cables to customers.

By using a CHP to generate electricity the Leek site can use the heat generated for its hot water requirements, while creating substantial carbon savings.

The CHP unit was acquired using ENER-purchase scheme and features an ENER-G Premier maintenance contract that includes all services and call out.

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