AstraZeneca to Invest in Landmark Clean Biomethane Plant in UK
- Investment to also focus on energy efficiency across UK sites
- Biomethane to provide clean heat for key Astra facilities
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AstraZeneca Plc is setting up Britain’s first subsidy-free biomethane gas system that will provide the pharmaceutical giant with an industrial-scale supply of clean heat and help slash its carbon footprint.
The drugmaker is spending £100 million ($125 million) in a 15-year partnership with Future Biogas for a facility that will provide four UK sites with 100 gigawatt-hours of green gas per year, or equivalent to the heat demand of more than 8,000 homes, AstraZeneca said. Once operational in 2025, the project will be a blueprint for the commercial use of renewable gas in Britain, it said.