Our vision is to become carbon neutral by being self-sufficient, generating our own energy on site to use in our manufacturing processes. In 2015 we were un-successful with our Wind Turbine application due to the Governmental policy change regarding onshore wind, but we are hopeful that the consensus on Green energy has changed since then. Due to our 24/7 operation of our high temperature calciners and continuous ball milling, Hoben would require a mixture of wind and solar technologies to produce Green energy in the day and also the night.
Hoben’s ambition is to remove the carbon burden and wish to discuss with the local parish councils in the near future to discuss our wind turbine and solar power plans on how to achieve this goal.
Electric 3,582,942 kWh – equivalent to 1,236 homes (British Gas)
The graphs above show electricity usage has stayed consistent, but that the bills have increased from £420k to £920k since the start of the decade. Within the green section on the first graph, it shows how updating plant efficiency has steadily reduced Hoben’s reliance on electricity from the grid.
Over the last five years with the implementation of plant improvements and roof mounted solar panels costing over £521k, Hoben has reduced their CO2 output by 32%.
With the addition of the ground mount solar panels & wind turbine scheme, Hoben could see a further reduction to their CO2 output, compared to 2017, of 97%.
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