Bruichladdich low carbon energy feasibility study

Challenge

Bruichladdich Distillery, located on the southwestern tip of the Hebridean island of Islay, are producers of single malt whiskies and gin.

The business is B-Corp certified, highlighting their commitment to environmental and social issues. In 2020, the distillery also switched to a 100% green electricity supply.

Bruichladdich engaged us to investigate the potential to decarbonise their energy use and production at the distillery even further. The study considered the feasibility of a number of different technologies to produce low carbon and renewable energy as well as additional energy efficiency measures.

Solution

A site visit and workshop helped us to clarify and discuss findings. We worked with Bruichladdich to fully understand the nature of current and planned energy use at the distillery and to carefully select a range of potential technologies. This was followed by a high-level feasibility assessment for all technologies, considering a range of aspects including maturity, risks, return on investment and carbon impact, among others.

Impact

The final report enabled Bruichladdich to take a more strategic look at decarbonising their energy use and production, ensuring that only technologies with real potential are considered further as the business looks to take more steps towards a low and zero-carbon future.