100% renewably powered production
At our cider farm in Duloe, Cornwall, we have completely ditched fossil fuels for our energy use, and we now run entirely on renewable energy sources, reducing future site emissions by up to 94%
To achieve renewable production the main project involved installing a combined air and water heat pump system to replace the diesel boiler used to generate hot water. The heat pump is powered by electricity that is bought directly from a solar farm in Somerset. This covers the vast majority of the 94% reduction in emissions – certified by The Carbon Trust.
To remove any remaining use of fossil fuels we switched the small amount of diesel used for some farm equipment and boosting heat in colder months to HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) – a plant-based biofuel.
Find full details on the work we have done in our carbon reduction plan at the bottom of this page.
