Food companies look to fuel cells as energy crisis hits

The survey, which formed part of a webinar delivered in partnership with the Food and Drink Federation, found high energy prices meant the most businesses (87%) were prioritising cutting energy bills, rather than net zero targets (13%). Ian Gadsby, Ylem Energy managing director, said: “It is not surprising that the focus for the majority of businesses has now switched to the cost of power.​Reduce carbon​”But pressure to reduce carbon is mounting and tackling emissions is only going to become more important throughout industry.​“A significant number of businesses in the food and drink sector were early adopters of CHP ​[combined heat & power] technology and we are now seeing growing interest in understanding the transition process from traditional CHP. Fuel cells powered by hydrogen will not only offer significant cost savings compared to sourcing energy from the…

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