The new boiler has been installed by Bioenergy Ibérica and uses cocoa husks as biofuel to obtain the 12,250 tons of steam needed annually by the chocolate factory located in La Penilla de Cayón, while also reducing CO2 emissions by 2,100 tons.2.
Nestlé Spain aims to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
The boiler uses the husks obtained during the cocoa roasting process as biofuel to produce steam and for the roasting process itself. In this way, Nestlé promotes a circular economy in its production processes.
In the press release, Arnau Pi, Head of Sustainability at Nestlé Spain, It indicates that The boiler complements other existing efficient energy generation processes in the factory.
The company has another biomass boiler at its soluble coffee factory in Girona since 2020, a photovoltaic park in Reus, a sustainable cooling system at the bottling plant in Viladrau and, in addition, its 10 factories in Spain obtain electricity from renewable sources.
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