Enigin Update - Spirits High Over Energy Saving at Scotch Distillers
THE UK spirits industry has beaten British Government energy efficiency targets through investing in energy-saving schemes, paying off big time for Scotch Whisky distilleries.
Latest results from the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DEEC) reveal that the 71 sites participating in the Spirits Energy Efficiency Company’s (SEEC) scheme improved their energy efficiency by 25 percent since 1999, more than meeting the Government’s target for the sector.
66 of the sites are Scotch Whisky distilleries. Meeting the energy efficiency target allows companies to benefit from a 65 percent reduction in the Climate Change Levy (CCL). This will lead to a saving of about £2.6 million a year for the UK spirits sector.
Julie Hesketh-Laird, the Scotch Whisky Association’s Operational and Technical Affairs Director, said: "This outstanding result has been achieved by investments in energy-saving technologies across the board, including the construction of new distilleries and investments in efficiency measures at existing sites.
"We welcome the Government’s commitment to extend the Climate Change Agreement (CCA) scheme for another 10 years from April 2013. We believe there is scope to improve the scheme to deliver further energy savings.
"In our sector we have long called for our bottling operations to be eligible for inclusion in this effective climate change scheme.
"It’s odd, illogical and inequitable that the bottling of other drinks can qualify for a CCA, but not the bottling of spirits at large, standalone sites. This must be addressed."
The industry is committed to energy saving and this forms a key part of its ambitious Environmental Strategy which has a number of targets, for example deriving 80 percent of the Scotch Whisky industry’s energy from non-fossil fuels by 2050.
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Picture of Glenrothes still-house by Yves Cosentino, reproduced under CCL.
