FUELLING THE FUTURE
Becky Toal Managing director
@CrowberryEnergy CrowberryConsulting
BENEFITS OF GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORIES
A greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory is a comprehensive assessment of the amount of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere, as well as the removal of these gases by natural processes or through human activities.
Greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O), trap heat in the Earth’s atmosphere and contribute to global warming and climate change.
In March Budweiser Brewing Group announced it was working with leading UK green hydrogen energy specialist Protium on the ‘Samlesbury Net Zero’ project.
If approved by planners it would see a state-of-the-art green hydrogen production facility constructed next to the South Ribble brewery, just off the A59.
The hydrogen would be used by Budweiser to meet the thermal demand of its brewing processes and to fuel hydrogen-ready heavy goods vehicles.
The heat from the plant would also be recovered and used in the bottling process.
The brewery says the facility will save up to 11,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, the equivalent of taking 5,800 cars off the road, offsetting the emissions of 11,156 London to New York flights, or planting 440,000 trees.
Vicky Paley, lead project manager at Protium and Thomas Brewer, global energy technology specialist at Budweiser’s parent company AB InBev, shared the vision with delegates and spoke of the challenges of getting the project off the drawing board.
Tom Brewer
Vicky said: “We don’t see green hydrogen as a commodity, we see it as a technology solution and we work really closely with our customers. We are partnering long term to see how we can help them transition.
“Developing hydrogen projects is not an overnight situation. We have a long term view on these kinds of things and we build long term partnerships.”
She acknowledged the challenges facing the project, including the fact it is relatively new technology and local opposition because the proposed plant would be built on green belt land.
Vicki Paley
Thomas told the conference that the global business, which operates 230 breweries, chose its two UK operations for the hydrogen project “as they fitted as the best
She added: “But we do feel that it’s a very special case. Very special circumstances should be met because we’re decarbonising a local employer and a big piece of local industry.”
Tom said: “We’re marching towards it because we believe it’s right.”
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ISO 14064-1 plays a critical role by providing guidelines for organisations to develop reliable and standardised greenhouse gas inventories.
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option for our group at the time.” However, he added: “If I was picking now I might pick the States but at the time the UK road map was looking really, really good.
“The thing that’s changed is that other areas, other companies, other countries are starting to invest a lot of money in the renewable agenda and the UK hasn’t moved as fast over the last couple of years as a number of other countries.”
The inventory is important because it provides a clear understanding of the sources and sinks of greenhouse gases. Sources refer to the activities or processes that release these gases into the atmosphere, while sinks are natural or human-made processes that absorb or remove these gases from the atmosphere.
ISO 14064-1 is an international standard that provides guidance for the quantification and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions and removals. It offers a framework for organisations to develop consistent and credible GHG inventories.
By following ISO 14064-1, organisations can ensure that their inventories are accurate, transparent, and relevant. This standard promotes best practices in data collection, calculation methodologies, and reporting, thereby enhancing the reliability and comparability of greenhouse gas inventories worldwide.
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