Fonterra's new boiler to cut Edendale site emissions by one-fifth

Fonterra's new boiler to cut Edendale site emissions by one-fifth
Fonterra is swapping a coal boiler for an electrode one at its Edendale facility in Southland. (Image: Supplied)
Greg Hurrell
Fonterra is preparing to install a 20-megawatt electrode boiler at its Edendale site in Southland that will reduce emissions at the facility by around 20% annually.The $36 million investment is part of Fonterra's $790m plan announced last July to cut coal use in its dairy factories, with the latter sum including $90m from the Government Investment in Decarbonising Industry (GIDI) Fund. The new government has signalled it doesn’t support GIDI, administered by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA).Fonterra sa...

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