I’ve been very impressed by the scale of energy saving opportunities... I’d encourage any business faced with escalating energy cost to call the Carbon Trust.
Allan Walker of Westbury.
The business
Westbury Dairies received an Energy Management Assessment from the Carbon Trust and developed an energy management system based on their recommendations. It has been estimated that if Westbury Dairies implement these recommendations, it could save more than £400,000 each year on its energy bill and reduce carbon emissions by almost a sixth.
Westbury Dairies is the largest single-site dairy in the UK, running 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with the capacity to process more than 2.5 million litres of milk per day. In 2004 Westbury’s annual energy bill was in excess of £2m.
After an initial survey, Westbury Dairies received an Energy Management Assessment from the Carbon Trust and developed an energy management system based on their recommendations.
The savings
These recommendations included computer aided monitoring; targeting energy use and identifying where efficiencies could be made - such as heat recovery to thermal oil radiators (their largest sole energy consumer) - and utilising hot water more efficiently.
In addition, an energy manager has been appointed and a committee set up to identify and oversee further measures. A training programme is being planned to make sure all staff at Westbury Dairies get behind the initiative and were ready to implement the necessary changes.
It’s been estimated that Westbury Dairies could save over £400,000 each year on their energy bill and reduce their carbon emissions by almost a sixth.
Find out more about our on-site carbon survey, call the Carbon Trust Advice Line on 0800 085 2005 or apply below.
