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VIVERGO Fuels is without a doubt a company leading the drive to invest in renewable energy in the Humber region.
It spent four years building its £350m plant, playing a key role in developing greener fuels for the future.
Now up and running, the site at Saltend Chemical Park is set to realise its big ambitions.
Communications manager Anja Hazebroek said the business is proud of where it has got to and is looking forward to its official opening in the summer.
"We are really proud to be leading the drive for renewable investment," she said.
"We are really happy to be in the local area and want to play a role in getting the message out there that this area is fantastic in potential renewable energy. We are keen to play a role to be an ambassador for it and can talk confidently about doing this here."
At 25 acres, it is one of the largest biofuel facilities in the world.
Vivergo Fuels, which was formed in 2007 as a biorefinery for the future with an aim to produce cleaner transport fuel to provide energy, chose the Humber to build its site for a number of reasons – the existing infrastructure at Saltend, the Humber's port location and the proximity to the UK's wheat belt area.
Due to its decision to come to the region, Vivergo Fuels has directly contributed more than £60m to the local economy so far. The bioethanol industry itself could be worth at least £1bn per year to the UK economy by 2020 and potentially more.
Created as a join venture between AB Sugar, BP and DuPont, Vivergo started production just before Christmas and expects to be at full production over the coming months.
The plant will turn 1.1m tonnes of feed-grade wheat into bioethanol every year with co-products converted into 500,000 tonnes of animal feed, meaning nothing goes to waste.
It is the largest producer in the UK creating about a third of the UK's current demand, producing 420m litres of bioethanol a year.
"Every time you fill up the car, 5 per cent will be bioethanol but in the UK and Europe we don't have enough to meet existing demands. At present, that 5 per cent is imported but what we are doing is making it in the UK and will produce a third of the current UK demand for bioethanol," Ms Hazebroek said.
The bioethanol will be distributed to the refineries of the UK's major fuel suppliers, where it will be blended with gasoline.
The company employs about 80 people and estimates that about 1,000 jobs have been supported by its investment. It is anticipated it will continue to develop.
"Because the biofuel industry is such as new one, and we are at the start of it, so we don't know exactly how it will develop but we are leading the way and hope to be able to seize opportunities as they become available.
"We are passionate about this area and is has huge potential to develop.
"We are really pleased we are the first major renewable investment and hope others will come to the area, too.
"We feel we are making a difference to the environment and the economy."
It's not just the transport industry this world-class plant will help.
It is set to become the biggest animal feed supplier in the UK, creating 500,000 tonnes of animal feed per year. It will produce the protein required to feed 340,000 dairy cows each day – almost 20 per cent of the UK dairy herd.
"Over recent years, the demand for protein in Europe has increased," Ms Hazebroek said.
"People are eating a lot more of it and there isn't enough protein in Europe to feed the livestock. Europe imports 70 to 80 per cent of the protein we need but with our facility, it reduces the need to import from Europe." Reported by This is 56 minutes ago.
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This is Scunthorpe --VIVERGO Fuels is without a doubt a company leading the drive to invest in renewable energy in the Humber region.
It spent four years building its £350m plant, playing a key role in developing greener fuels for the future.
Now up and running, the site at Saltend Chemical Park is set to realise its big ambitions.
Communications manager Anja Hazebroek said the business is proud of where it has got to and is looking forward to its official opening in the summer.
"We are really proud to be leading the drive for renewable investment," she said.
"We are really happy to be in the local area and want to play a role in getting the message out there that this area is fantastic in potential renewable energy. We are keen to play a role to be an ambassador for it and can talk confidently about doing this here."
At 25 acres, it is one of the largest biofuel facilities in the world.
Vivergo Fuels, which was formed in 2007 as a biorefinery for the future with an aim to produce cleaner transport fuel to provide energy, chose the Humber to build its site for a number of reasons – the existing infrastructure at Saltend, the Humber's port location and the proximity to the UK's wheat belt area.
Due to its decision to come to the region, Vivergo Fuels has directly contributed more than £60m to the local economy so far. The bioethanol industry itself could be worth at least £1bn per year to the UK economy by 2020 and potentially more.
Created as a join venture between AB Sugar, BP and DuPont, Vivergo started production just before Christmas and expects to be at full production over the coming months.
The plant will turn 1.1m tonnes of feed-grade wheat into bioethanol every year with co-products converted into 500,000 tonnes of animal feed, meaning nothing goes to waste.
It is the largest producer in the UK creating about a third of the UK's current demand, producing 420m litres of bioethanol a year.
"Every time you fill up the car, 5 per cent will be bioethanol but in the UK and Europe we don't have enough to meet existing demands. At present, that 5 per cent is imported but what we are doing is making it in the UK and will produce a third of the current UK demand for bioethanol," Ms Hazebroek said.
The bioethanol will be distributed to the refineries of the UK's major fuel suppliers, where it will be blended with gasoline.
The company employs about 80 people and estimates that about 1,000 jobs have been supported by its investment. It is anticipated it will continue to develop.
"Because the biofuel industry is such as new one, and we are at the start of it, so we don't know exactly how it will develop but we are leading the way and hope to be able to seize opportunities as they become available.
"We are passionate about this area and is has huge potential to develop.
"We are really pleased we are the first major renewable investment and hope others will come to the area, too.
"We feel we are making a difference to the environment and the economy."
It's not just the transport industry this world-class plant will help.
It is set to become the biggest animal feed supplier in the UK, creating 500,000 tonnes of animal feed per year. It will produce the protein required to feed 340,000 dairy cows each day – almost 20 per cent of the UK dairy herd.
"Over recent years, the demand for protein in Europe has increased," Ms Hazebroek said.
"People are eating a lot more of it and there isn't enough protein in Europe to feed the livestock. Europe imports 70 to 80 per cent of the protein we need but with our facility, it reduces the need to import from Europe." Reported by This is 56 minutes ago.