Hindustan Unilever, HUL, eliminates coal usage across operations, using green alternatives such as biomass and biodiesel.
Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL NSE 1.64 %) said it has eliminated coal usage across its operations replacing it with green alternatives such as biomass and biodiesel.
To facilitate this, the company has collaborated with biomass suppliers and local farmers, to ensure sustainable supply of green fuel and made the necessary changes for the renewable transition in its coal-fired boilers.
The shift from coal to renewable energy sources has also resulted into savings, it said. For instance, one of HUL’s largest Home Care plants, found innovative solutions to eliminate coal usage which has helped achieve Rs3.5 crore in fuel savings whilst reducing 4 million kgs of CO.
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2 emissions and increasing fuel efficiency as well.
Sanjiv Mehta, Chairman and Managing Director, HUL said.
This is a milestone achievement in our Compass journey and our commitment towards achieving zero emissions in our operations by 2030.
“As a company, we have always strived to be people and planet positive and firmly believe that responsible business is the only way forward,”
The journey towards zero coal started over five years ago with Unilever committing to eliminate coal across its manufacturing operations by 2020. The company achieved its goals as committed and has now transitioned its three Nutrition factories acquired as part of the GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (GSK CH) merger in April 2020, to zero coal.
The newly acquired Nutrition manufacturing units had boilers running on coal which were converted into biomass/biodiesel boilers.
Willem Uijen, Executive Director Supply Chain, HUL said,
The impact of this transition not only increases HUL’s green footprint but also improves the quality of air around its factories and enhances the income of farmers through the buying of biomass.
HUL’s manufacturing units have already been operating with 100% renewable grid electricity since 2019 through on-site solar generation, offsite solar and wind generation, and hydro based grid power purchase.
The company’s food & refreshment manufacturing unit in Nashik has onboarded three offsite wind turbine generators for captive consumption in addition to the onsite solar Photovoltaic plant.
The move from coal to green fuel shall provide an impetus to HUL’s endeavour to ensure 100% of energy across its operations comes from renewable sources, and that the company will directly support the generation of more renewable energy than it consumes, the company said.
HUL eliminates coal usage across operations, replaces it with green alternatives, December 2, 2021
