Processor majority owned by The a2 Milk Co eliminates 22,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent Scope 1 emissions a year.
Southland’s Mataura Valley Milk processing plant is now fully electric following the replacement of its coal-fired boiler.
The installation of a new high-pressure electrode boiler eliminates about 22,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent Scope 1 emissions from the site annually. The site produces a range of dairy nutritional products.
The a2 Milk Company has a 75% shareholding in Mataura Valley Milk (MVM) alongside China Animal Husbandry Group, which has a 25% shareholding.
MVM general manager Paddy Mc Myler said the project allows the plant to operate more cleanly, to be free from coal dust, ash and combustion and – being fuelled by electricity – offers potential for flexibility gains.
Energy contributes around 40% of New Zealand’s total gross emissions and process heat makes up a third of all energy use.
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