Manufacturer serves up a greener way of making ice cream
It’s a case of ice work for one Scottish company.
Mackies Ice Cream, which has been in production since 1986, has begun to install a new refrigeration system running on ammonia produced by biomass boilers.
The installation will be Scotland’s first large scale plant combining biomass heat and absorption chilling, enabling Mackie’s to target ambitious CO2e reductions of 90 per cent and energy costs of 70 and 80 per cent.
The project is being brought to life thanks to a grant from the Scottish Government Government’s Low Carbon Infrastructure Transition Programme, match funded by a loan from Bank of Scotland.
“Our ultimate aim is to one day go completely off-grid and use 100 per cent renewable energy,” said Managing Director Mac Mackie.
“This is an important step towards realising these green ambitions. We’re very excited about this project as, the technologies involved are tried-and-tested methods but have not been commonly combined to produce a low-carbon, low-energy solution for cold store refrigeration.”
The investment will be open as a demonstrator project in the hope that its success will encourage other Scottish food manufacturers to adopt similar energy-efficient technology.
The company employs 61 people and produces more than 10 million litres of luxury ice cream every year.
Mackies Ice Cream, which has been in production since 1986, has begun to install a new refrigeration system running on ammonia produced by biomass boilers.
The installation will be Scotland’s first large scale plant combining biomass heat and absorption chilling, enabling Mackie’s to target ambitious CO2e reductions of 90 per cent and energy costs of 70 and 80 per cent.
The project is being brought to life thanks to a grant from the Scottish Government Government’s Low Carbon Infrastructure Transition Programme, match funded by a loan from Bank of Scotland.
“Our ultimate aim is to one day go completely off-grid and use 100 per cent renewable energy,” said Managing Director Mac Mackie.
“This is an important step towards realising these green ambitions. We’re very excited about this project as, the technologies involved are tried-and-tested methods but have not been commonly combined to produce a low-carbon, low-energy solution for cold store refrigeration.”
The investment will be open as a demonstrator project in the hope that its success will encourage other Scottish food manufacturers to adopt similar energy-efficient technology.
The company employs 61 people and produces more than 10 million litres of luxury ice cream every year.
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