Jul 27, 2021 · As Minister for Energy and Resources Hon Dr Megan Woods officially opened Fonterra’s wood pellet boiler at its Te Awamutu plant, the Co-operative announced details for its next site to exit coal - Stirling cheese plant in Otago.

Mar 6, 2024 · Fonterra’s Stirling manufacturing site is celebrating becoming the Co-op’s first manufacturing site in the South Island to get off coal and the first site to be running on 100% renewable thermal energy. Moving to wood biomass means a reduction of 18,500 tonne of CO2 per year and the site’s electricity supply comes from hydroelectricity.

Mar 1, 2024 · South Otago’s Stirling cheese factory has become Fonterra’s first plant to run solely on renewable energy. Work on the $33 million replacement for the coal-fired boiler, dubbed Trees to Cheese, began in 2019 but was delayed by covid.

Jul 27, 2021 · New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra announced plans to phase out coal use at its Stirling plant in Otago. The cheese plant, which plans to be coal free by August next year, will replace coal with wood biomass and become Fonterra’s first 100% renewable thermal energy site.

Jul 1, 2020 · Following a comprehensive study into using electricity to replace coal at its Stirling site in Southland, the Co-operative has found wood biomass to be a more viable option.

Mar 3, 2024 · South Otago’s Stirling cheese factory has become Fonterra’s first plant to run solely on renewable energy. Work on the $33 million replacement for the coal-fired boiler, dubbed Trees to Cheese, began in 2019 but was delayed by covid. It …

Mar 31, 2024 · Fonterra’s Stirling manufacturing site is celebrating becoming the Co-op’s first manufacturing site in the South Island to get off coal and the first site to be running on 100% renewable thermal energy. Moving to wood biomass means a reduction of 18,500 tonnes of CO2 per year and the site’s electricity supply comes from hydroelectricity ...

Jul 28, 2021 · It will be Fonterra’s first 100% renewable thermal energy site — a significant step towards the dairy co-operative’s goal of getting out of coal completely by 2037, Fonterra general manager of operations for the lower South Island Richard Gray said.

Jul 27, 2021 · Fonterra has announced plans to phase out the use of coal at its Stirling cheese plant in Otago by August next year. First published by RNZ The plant will move to using wood biomass to fire the site - making it the company's first 100 percent renewable thermal energy site.

Mar 2, 2024 · Dairy giant Fonterra held a formal ceremony recognising the importance of its coal-free wood biomass boiler at its site in Stirling. The project first began in June 2019 and much of the work was completed during the Covid-19 pandemic.