Kraft Heinz partners with Carlton Power to deliver renewable green hydrogen project – EQ
In Short : Kraft Heinz has entered into a partnership with Carlton Power to collaborate on a renewable green hydrogen project. This initiative signifies a joint effort to advance sustainable practices and contribute to the development of green hydrogen as an eco-friendly energy source. The partnership aims to align business operations with renewable and clean energy goals.
In Detail : The Kraft Heinz company has signed an agreement with Carlton Power, UK energy infrastructure development company, to study the development of a renewable green hydrogen plant at its Kitt Green manufacturing plant in Wigan, Greater Manchester.
Kitt Green is one of the largest food processing plants in Europe and one of the largest Kraft Heinz facilities in the world, producing a quarter of a million tons of food annually and employing approximately 850 people.
The proposed 20MW Kitt Green hydrogen plant, the first to be taken forward by the company globally, it will meet more than 50% of the plant’s annual natural gas demand and reduce the plant’s carbon emissions by 16000T/yr. The hydrogen will be produced by an electrolyser using electricity generated from sources of renewable energy, primarily wind and solar power.
The Kitt Green project is the fifth green hydrogen project that Carlton Power is taking forward within the UK.
Eric Adams, hydrogen projects director at Carlton Power, said, “We’re delighted to be working with Kraft Heinz to bring forward a green hydrogen facility at Kitt Green to help the company accelerate its efforts to decarbonise their operations. It is critical that projects like this are brought forward to support British companies, especially in manufacturing, in reducing their carbon emissions and reaching Net Zero.”
Jojo Lins De Noronha, president, Northern Europe, The Kraft Heinz company, said, “Our agreement with Carlton Power is an important step forward in our efforts to reduce carbon emissions and achieve our global goal of net zero emissions by 2050, with a 50 percent reduction in emissions by 2030. We’re excited to partner together to develop our first, renewable hydrogen energy project globally and hope to see more projects like these in the future.”
