BrewDog goes green with new bio-energy plant to fuel production of 176 million pints
Maverick Scots brewer BrewDog has ramped up its environmental credentials after firing up a green gas plant that will power the production of more than 176 million pints of beer a year.
The new £12 million bio-energy plant at the firm’s Ellon headquarters in Aberdeenshire will result in 7,500 fewer tonnes of carbon emissions every year when running at full capacity. Later this year, BrewDog plans to begin using surplus green gas to fuel delivery vehicles, as well as helping to decarbonise the national grid.
Since the new brewery in Ellon opened in 2013, the beer-maker has reduced the volume of water it takes to make its beer by more than 50 per cent, but there is still waste created by the brewing process.
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