We installed the 14MW biomass boiler to supply Muntons, the UK’s leading producer and manufacturer of malt products, with affordable, sustainable heat. The biomass installation was built at their Stowmarket site and reduces carbon emissions by 15,500 tonnes.
AMP Clean Energy, Muntons & Vital Energi worked in partnership to create a biomass boiler & CHP system which would supply heat in the form of steam for the malting process and help Muntons reach their Science-Based carbon reduction targets.
The gas boilers at their Stowmarket site were reaching the end of their life and this provided an exciting opportunity to create a new renewable heat and power solution which would supply the malting process, be commercially viable and maximise carbon reduction.
The project saw Vital Energi appointed as the main contractor to deliver a full, turnkey solution involving the construction of the energy centre, the full mechanical and electrical fit out, installation of the steam & HV distribution network and extensive support in designing the commercial model.
Muntons, who work with some of the biggest food and drink brands in the world, are sustainability leaders in the malting industry. To achieve this they have signed up to the Science-Based Targets initiative which requires them to reduce their emissions by 45% (Based on 2010 levels) by 2025.
AMP Clean Energy, who led the partnership, also provided the funding, development and running
of the energy centre.
To achieve this, Muntons created an innovative partnership where AMP Clean Energy would finance, build, operate and maintain a new biomass energy centre and Vital Energi acted as the main contractor and principal designer to design and build the solution. We also assisted with the commercial model and optimised the plants’ operating strategy to maximise efficiency and reduce carbon emissions.
This saw the creation of a custombuilt energy centre housing a 14MW biomass furnace and steam boilers, fuelled with virgin woodchip, a 2.7MWe gas-fired containerised CHP, back up steam boilers and distribution network to transport heat and electricity around the site.
The system helps Muntons take strides to becoming self-sufficient for steam, heat and electricity and will
reduce carbon emissions by 15,500 tonnes per annum.
