Encirc and Diageo team up to produce net zero glass bottles using hydrogen by 2030

In the UK, Encirc and Diageo announced their partnership to create the world’s first net zero glass bottles at scale by 2030. Encirc, a Vidrala company, plans to build a new furnace at its Elton plant, Cheshire, which will change the face of glass. The furnace will:

·      Reduce carbon emissions by 90%, with an energy mix of green electricity and low carbon hydrogen. It is expected that carbon capture technology will capture the remaining carbon emissions by 2030

·      Be powered by zero carbon electricity and hydrogen, from the Vertex (HyNet)plant in Cheshire

·      Be fully operational by 2027

·      Produce up to 200 million Smirnoff, Captain Morgan, Gordon’s and Tanqueray bottles annually by 2030

·      Reduce carbon emissions by 90%, with an energy mix of green electricity and low carbon hydrogen. It is expected that carbon capture technology will capture the remaining carbon emissions by 2030

·      Be powered by zero carbon electricity and hydrogen, from the Vertex (HyNet)plant in Cheshire

·      Be fully operational by 2027

·      Produce up to 200 million Smirnoff, Captain Morgan, Gordon’s and Tanqueray bottles annually by 2030