Stora Enso join forces with Volvo
Stora Enso's Langerbrugge Mill helps Volvo Car Gent cut CO2 emissions by more than 40% with energy from waste.
Volvo Car Gent will, as a direct result of this initiative, substantially reduce its use of fossil fuels for heating purposes, decreasing its CO2 emissions by 15 000 tonnes per year, a net decrease of more than 40% of total CO2 emissions.
"We do not use gas or coal, we use waste to produce renewable energy," says Stora Enso Mill Manager Chris De Hollander.
"Our power plants produce combined heat and power, currently providing all of the heat and more than 70% of the electricity to meet our mill needs. With rising energy costs, this is a great asset for us. And now we can deliver green heat to Volvo as well."
The mill has invested in bioenergy in recent years – it has a highly efficient multi-fuel boiler that is capable of using industrial waste for energy production. Such waste includes demolished waste wood from construction sites, along with other waste from the community that would otherwise end up in a landfill.
The project has been made possible with financial assistance from the Flemish Government, which provided an ecology subsidy of EUR 2 million.
Watch a film about Stora Enso Langerbrugge Mill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI8DFDAClHw