Nestle said today (22 June) a new wind farm set for completion in the Scottish borders next year will help the company take a “huge step” towards powering all of its operations in the UK and Ireland from renewable sources of energy.
The company said the nine-turbine wind farm in Dumfries and Galloway, due to open in the first half of next year, will initially produce around 125 gigawatt hours of electricity annually. A Nestle spokesperson told just-food the amount is equivalent to 50% of the KitKat maker’s annual power needs in the UK and Ireland.
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The wind farm is part of “an initial 15-year partnership with Community Wind Power”, Nestle said.
Dame Fiona Kendrick, chairman and CEO of Nestle’s business in the UK and Ireland, said: “This is a newly-commissioned wind farm, generating new energy, creating capacity that didn’t previously exist and capable of providing half of our electricity needs. It’s a proud moment for us and means we have reached another key milestone in our efforts to become a sustainable business.”
Community Windpower managing director Rod Wood said the support of Nestle, which is part of the RE100 global initiative of major firms committed to using 100% renewable power, “is exemplary and our partnership is testament to that”.
Nestle said it aims to be using 100% renewable electrical energy globally “in the shortest practical timescale through RE100”. Nestle said it also asipires to reduce its UK carbon footprint by 40% by 2020.
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