Project specifications
Location: Glasgow
Industry: Soft drink manufacturer
Wind Turbines : 1
Type: DW 54 500kW
Hub Height: 40
Commissioning date: November 2015
A.G. Barr is the UK’s leading independent soft drink manufacturer, particularly well known for its popular soft drink IRN-BRU. The company is taking steps to reduce its carbon footprint, and the installation of an EWT 500kW DW54 wind turbine at their factory site near Glasgow has made a considerable contribution. Power generated by the turbine – on average 1,180MWh per year – provides the drinks factory with up to 8% of its annual electricity demand, replacing between 430 – 1030 tonnes of CO2 which would have been emitted had the power otherwise been produced by either a gas or coal fired power station*. Any electricity generated when the factory is not in operation is fed into the local electricity network. A community benefit fund totalling £120,000 was put in place for local residents, which funds a variety of local groups, projects and initiatives.
*Source: RenewableUK
Project specifications
Location: Glasgow
Industry: Soft drink manufacturer
Wind Turbines : 1
Type: DW 54 500kW
Hub Height: 40
Commissioning date: November 2015