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Wykes farm wastewater recovery
The UK’s largest independent cheese producer and milk processor Wyke Farms welcomed Baroness Verma, Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change, in July to open its £1mn water recovery plant, which enables Wyke to recover up to 95% of its factory wastewater. The launch of its on-site biogas plant last year saw Wyke Farms become the UK’s first national cheddar brand to be 100% self-sufficient in green energy.
This new £1.3mn investment is part of the cheese brand’s £10mn long-term sustainability plan, called 100% Green. The Water Recovery Plant consists of a new membrane filtration system, which is installed in the effluent area of its factory and has already reduced factory water consumption by 70%. It will save Wyke Farms up to 850,000 litres of water per day.
Wyke has continued to make impact on reducing its carbon emissions by fitting solar panelling across its farms and cheese dairy and using electric vehicles for delivery. A second phase of Wyke Farms anaerobic digester project is already in progress and due to launch later this year. This will generate up to £2mn worth of biogas per year, ensuring that Wyke Farms buys no gas from grid.
News Item details
Journal title: Energy World
Countries: UK -
Subjects: Engineering, Waste management, Policy and Governance, Transformation [Energy processing] (Conversion), Food and tobacco, Biofuels, Energy from waste, Sustainability, Anaerobic digestion
