Skånemejerier has now reached its goal of running its production on entirely renewable energy by 2025, following Hjordnära Mejeri’s switch to HVO100, a fossil-free fuel.
In 2024, 99 per cent of the energy powering the company’s four production sites was renewable, sourced from biogas, district heating and certified renewable electricity. The final challenge in achieving 100 per cent renewable energy was replacing oil as an energy source at the production facility in Hjo. This has now been accomplished through the transition to HVO100.
- Reaching our goal of completely fossil-free energy in our production clearly demonstrates that we deliver on our promises. This is an important step in our long-term sustainability journey and says a great deal about who we want to be as a company,” says Magnus Andersson, Plant Manager for Skånemejerier at Hjordnära Mejeri, in a press release from the dairy company.
At Hjordnära Mejeri, biogas is used that is produced at a nearby dairy farm, which among other things utilises residual products from the dairy in its biogas production. The supplementary fossil heating oil has now been replaced with HVO100, a renewable fuel that delivers substantially lower carbon dioxide emissions compared with traditional heating oil. It also results in lower emissions of sulphur and particulates, contributing to improved air quality.
Achieving fully fossil-free production is a key part of the company’s strategy to support a sustainable food system in Sweden. Skånemejerier’s parent company, Lactalis, had its climate targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative last year. With the transition to HVO at Hjordnära Mejeri, Skånemejerier becomes the first company within the Lactalis Group to rely exclusively on fossil-free energy in its production.
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