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Decarbonization project

Lebanon Kentucky Carbon Neutral Distillery

This project is operational in United States.

Status
Operational
Estimated reduction
117,000 tCO2e a year
Countries
United States
Sector
Fuels and hydrogen
Announced
29 June 2020
Expected start
2021

About this project

The description is as the source gives it.

Diageo built a new distillery in Lebanon, Kentucky using electric boilers powered by 100% renewable wind and solar electricity instead of natural gas. The project avoids approximately 117,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions annually from its direct operations. Evidence: "Using electric boilers powered with renewable electricity instead of natural gas boilers at this facility, Diageo avoids approximately 117,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions annually" — https://www.renewablethermal.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/RTCCaseStudy_Diageo-Distillery.pdf

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