Alltech recently took steps to advance its leadership in sustainability through the company’s first global renewable energy project, a photovoltaic solar energy system, located in its production plant in Serdán, Mexico. The plant revealed its new source of compressed natural gas, which will help to considerably mitigate its environmental impact, during an event on April 5.
This new energy system — designed by the company Iberdrola — will cover 46% of the Alltech Serdán plant’s energy needs, the company said in a release. This will result in an energy savings of 22% in the first year, and an annual reduction of 20% of its CO₂-eq emissions (665 fewer tons of CO₂-eq emissions).
“Alltech strives to have a positive impact in the 350 global communities in which we live and work, and our team in Serdán has long been exemplary in this regard,” Alltech’s president and CEO Mark Lyons said in a release. “Today, they have taken a tremendous step forward in advancing our efforts to reduce the environmental impact of our operations.”
Lyons said the products produced at this facility are at the core of Alltech’s vision to improve animal welfare and feed efficiency, while ensuring nutrition for all and reducing environmental impact.
An example of this is that the Serdán team is committed to replanting yucca plants — three for each one harvested in the production of Alltech’s De-Odorase product.
Alltech Serdán also inaugurated a new system for the use of compressed natural gas, a more environmentally friendly fuel, which will further contribute to a reduction in its environmental impact. Designed with the company Enepres, this new energy source, unlike liquified petroleum gas, emits 30% less carbon dioxide (CO₂) and 65% less carbon monoxide (CO). The result is an annual reduction of 17% of its CO₂-eq emissions (570 fewer tons of CO₂-eq).
“These projects readily demonstrate Alltech’s interest in investing significantly in energy efficiency and renewable energy,” Paul Kilgallen, Alltech Serdán plant manager, said in a release. “The initiatives support our efforts to offer sustainable solutions that optimize the productivity of livestock producers, and at the same time, uphold the social responsibility we have as a business and as an industry.”
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