"The production of fuels from renewable sources offers a response to three major concerns: the gradual depletion of fossil fuels, the continuing rise in the price of these fuels, and the need to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.
Our distillery, the first of its type anywhere in the world, will produce a million hectolitres of organic ethanol annually from 260,000 tonnes of grain. This represents a major boost to agriculture throughout the northern Czech Republic.
Our plant will have a neutral environmental impact, since our greenhouse-gas emissions will be offset by the cultivation of grain needed for our production.
Moreover, Dalkia will recover a portion of the 100,000 tonnes of organic waste we generate each year to produce steam and electricity. This biomass will replace all of the coal that we would otherwise have had to purchase. Consequently, this solution offers two major benefits for the environment: a positive impact on air quality in Trmice and a significant contribution to the production of green energy."