Sustainability projects at Ardagh Glass Packaging-Europe

Project name:

Electricity storage AGP-Irvine

Project location:

Irvine, UK

Project aim:

Provide AGP-Irvine with reliable year-round energy for continuous glass production using sustainable battery storage, increasing resilience and energy security.

Key benefits:

This Tesla battery system ensures reliable back-up during peak energy use and returns energy to the grid during low demand.

Description:

Ardagh Glass Packaging implemented Europe's largest behind-the-meter storage system, a Tesla Battery Storage System. This innovative solution not only provides a reliable backup during peak energy consumption but also feeds energy back to the grid during low demand.

Project name:

Onsite solar energy at AGP-Irvine

Project location:

Irvine, UK

Project aim:

An onsite solar installation producing renewable electricity for the AGP-Irvine facility.

Key benefits:

This onsite solar installation is expected to remove the equivalent of c. 356 tonnes of CO₂ annually.

Description:

An onsite, rooftop 1.75 Megawatt Peak solar PV installation of 3842 panels at AGP-Irvine in Scotland is generating onsite renewable electricity, which will add enough electricity back to the grid to remove the equivalent of an estimated 356 tonnes of CO₂ annually.

Project name:

Zero Waste to Landfill

Project location:

Irvine UK

Project aim:

To recycle ≥95% of operational waste from each AGP facility.

Key benefits:

Eliminating operational waste from the glassmaking process will reduce AGP’s ecological impact.

Description:

Ardagh Glass Packaging’s Zero Waste to Landfill status recognises the diversion of operational waste from its facilities away from landfills, and the environment. Thirteen AGP-Europe facilities have already reached this status, with the goal for all facilities across AGP-Europe to achieve this by 2030.

Project name:

Virtual Twin Lightweighting

Project location:

Irvine, UK

Project aim:

To develop a coating that will enable glass containers to be lighter without compromising strength.

Key benefits:

The Virtual Twin project is developing a coating that enables glass containers to be lighter, without compromising strength.

Description:

This R&D lightweighting project between Ardagh Group, Exxergy, Dassault Systèmes and Diageo, aims to develop a coating that will enable glass containers to be lighter without compromising strength. The external coating will reduce naturally-occurring micro-cracks in the glass surface, allowing the glass to be much lighter while maintaining its strength.

Project name:

Biofuel Trial – Knottingley UK

Project location:

Knottingley, UK

Project aim:

To explore the viability of using biofuel in place of natural gas in the furnace.

Key benefits:

Using biofuel in place of natural gas significantly reduces carbon emissions.

Description:

Ardagh Glass Packaging has successfully completed a trial to produce glass packaging using biofuel in the furnace at its Knottingley, UK facility. This was part of a Glass Futures initiative to explore alternative, sustainable fuels. The trial replaced 100% of the natural gas with lower-carbon biofuel in the furnace, demonstrating that lower-carbon glass packaging can be produced at commercial scale with no compromise on glass quality or process efficiency.

Project name:

Efficient Furnace AGP-Doncaster

Project location:

Doncaster, UK

Project aim:

To build a highly sustainable 'Efficient Furnace' that will minimise greenhouse gas emissions from the glass production process.

Key benefits:

This efficient furnace significantly reduces gas consumption, reducing carbon emissions by 14% compared to the previous furnace.

Description:

This state-of-the-art furnace at AGP-Doncaster, UK, uses the latest conventional furnace technology with a more efficient melter, significantly lowering gas consumption and carbon emissions. It includes a gas filtration process with advanced filters to reduce other emissions well below industrial standards, reducing CO₂ by 14% compared to the old furnace.

Project name:

Renewable electricity at AGP-Moerdijk

Project location:

Moerdijk, The Netherlands

Project aim:

A solar installation producing renewable electricity for the AGP-Moerdijk facility.

Key benefits:

This solar installation is expected to reduce the carbon footprint at AGP-Moerdijk by c. 725 tonnes of CO2 annually.

Description:

AGP's solar installation in Moerdijk, the Netherlands, is expected to generate over 2,500 MWh of electricity per annum, reducing the facility’s carbon footprint by an estimated 725 tonnes of CO₂ annually.

Project name:

Renewable electricity at AGP-Dongen

Project location:

Dongen, The Netherlands

Project aim:

A solar installation producing renewable electricity for the AGP-Dongen facility.

Key benefits:

This solar installation is expected to generate over 8000MWh of renewable electricity annually at AGP-Dongen.

Description:

The solar installation at Ardagh Glass Packaging in Dongen, the Netherlands is expected to generate over 8000 MWh of electricity per annum - a significant step in achieving AGP's target to use 100% renewable electricity by 2030.

Project name:

Next Gen Furnace

Project location:

Obernkirchen, Germany

Project aim:

To reduce CO₂ emissions by operating with up to 80% renewable electricity at the AGP-Obernkirchen facility in Germany.

Key benefits:

The Next Gen Furnace has reduced carbon emissions by 64% per bottle to June 2024.

Description:

AGP's breakthrough Next Gen Furnace has reached a consistent 64% CO2 emissions reduction in 2024, and AGP is striving for more. The CO₂ reduction has been achieved by reaching an average rate of 60% electrical heating in the furnace, and has saved approximately 18,000 tonnes of CO₂ from January to June 2024.

Project name:

NextGen Furnace – Solar energy PPA

Project location:

Obernkirchen, Germany

Project aim:

To secure a long-term supply of 100% renewable electricity for AGP’s NextGen Furnace.

Key benefits:

This Power Purchase Agreement will secure an annual solar-powered, renewable electricity supply of c. 100 GWh to AGP’s NextGen Furnace.

Description:

AGP-Europe has entered a PPA with Sunnic Lighthouse to secure a longer-term solar electricity supply to AGP’s NextGen Furnace in Obernkirchen, Germany, with an annual volume of approximately 100 GWh.

Project name:

Ardagh for Education (Germany, also active in North America, Brazil, and Africa)

Project location:

Germany

Project aim:

Ardagh for Education's mission is to give back to our communities through quality STEM education, empowering future generations with 21st-century skills by upskilling educators.

Key benefits:

Ardagh for Education trains teachers and provides students with high-quality STEM learning experiences to equip them with in-demand, 21st century skills.

Description:

Ardagh for Education, a STEM program, enhances teachers' skills through quality training and provides students with hands-on learning to develop 21st-century skills like problem-solving, collaboration, critical thinking and more. To date in 2024, the program has engaged 129 schools in Germany, upskilled 301 teachers and 23 ambassadors, and reached over 6,000 students.

Project name:

Efficient Furnace AGP-Germersheim

Project location:

Germersheim

Project aim:

To build a highly efficient regenerative furnace, to minimise carbon emissions from the glass production process.

Key benefits:

AGP-Germersheim's efficient regenerative furnace aims to reduce carbon emissions by c. 23%.

Description:

A conversion from recuperative to regenerative furnace technology, reducing carbon emissions by 23%.

Project name:

Water Reduction Project

Project location:

Ujscie, Poland

Project aim:

To deliver a reduction in water usage.

Key benefits:

Closed loop systems replace the use of local groundwater to cool the IS machines, with a 25% reduction in water usage.

Description:

Independent closed loop systems have been installed for clean and dirty water, in place of using local groundwater, to cool the IS machines, delivering a 25% reduction in water usage compared with 2021.

Project name:

Efficient Furnace AGP-Wyszkow (Furnace 1)

Project location:

Wyszkow, Poland

Project aim:

To build a highly efficient regenerative furnace and to minimise carbon emissions from the glass production process.

Key benefits:

AGP-Wyszkow's efficient regenerative furnace aims to reduce carbon emissions by c. 34%.

Description:

A conversion from recuperative to regenerative furnace technology, reducing carbon emissions by 34%.

Project name:

PPA for wind-generated renewable electricity

Project location:

Limmared, Sweden

Project aim:

To secure a supply of 100% renewable energy for AGP's European operations.

Key benefits:

The Sweden wind-generated renewable energy project will cover c. 40% of AGP-Europe's power load.

Description:

AGP has entered a ten year renewable energy PPA with RPC's 161MW Vitberget wind project in Sweden. It will cover approximately 40% of AGP-Europe's power load and is an incremental step towards achieving AGP's goal of transitioning to 100% renewable electricity by 2030.

Project name:

Hydrogen Electrolyser AGP-Limmared

Project location:

Limmared, Sweden

Project aim:

To replace 18% natural gas in the furnace with hydrogen produced using renewable electricity, reducing the carbon footprint of a large spirits customer's glass bottles by 14%.

Key benefits:

By replacing 18% natural gas in the furnace with hydrogen produced using renewable electricity, the carbon footprint of a large spirits customer's glass bottles will be reduced by 14%.

Description:

AGP has partnered with a large spirits customer to replace 18% natural gas with hydrogen produced using renewable electricity, in the furnace at the AGP-Limmared facility in Sweden. By installing a hydrogen electrolyser onsite, AGP will produce a continuous supply of hydrogen produced using renewable electricity to the furnace. It aims to reduce the overall carbon footprint of glass containers by 14%, saving approximately 4,400 tonnes of CO2 each year.

Project name:

Closed Loop Water Cooling Process

Project location:

Limmared, Sweden

Project aim:

To deliver a substantial reduction in surface water usage.

Key benefits:

The Closed Loop Water Cooling system replaces water with air to cool down the production process. This reduces water usage.

Description:

By installing a two-step, closed-loop, air and water-cooling system, air replaces water previously taken from the nearby river, to cool down the production process, delivering a 66% reduction in surface water usage compared with 2021.

Project name:

VPPA Bulgaria

Project location:

Bulgaria

Project aim:

To deliver a substantial reduction in surface water usage.

Key benefits:

To secure a long-term supply of renewable electricity with a solar photovoltaic project in Bulgaria, securing renewable electricity for AGP's glass manufacturing operations across Europe from April 2026.

Description:

The VPPA - one of the first to be signed in Bulgaria - is intended to provide 110 GWh per year of renewable electricity to AGP-Europe, over 12 years. It complements AGP-Europe's renewable energy supply from wind power, secured in Sweden early in 2024. Together, thanks to their different sources, they are designed to provide AGP-Europe with a consistent renewable power supply throughout the year.

Project name:

Zero Waste to Landfill

Project location:

Bad Münder, Germany

Project aim:

To recycle ≥95% of operational waste from each AGP facility.

Key benefits:

Eliminating operational waste from the glassmaking process will reduce AGP’s ecological impact.

Description:

Ardagh Glass Packaging’s Zero Waste to Landfill status recognises the diversion of operational waste from its facilities away from landfills, and the environment. Thirteen AGP-Europe facilities have already reached this status, with the goal for all facilities across AGP-Europe to achieve this by 2030.

Project name:

Zero Waste to Landfill

Project location:

Barnsley, UK

Project aim:

To recycle ≥95% of operational waste from each AGP facility.

Key benefits:

Eliminating operational waste from the glassmaking process will reduce AGP’s ecological impact.

Description:

Ardagh Glass Packaging’s Zero Waste to Landfill status recognises the diversion of operational waste from its facilities away from landfills, and the environment. Thirteen AGP-Europe facilities have already reached this status, with the goal for all facilities across AGP-Europe to achieve this by 2030.

Project name:

Zero Waste to Landfill

Project location:

Doncaster, UK

Project aim:

To recycle ≥95% of operational waste from each AGP facility.

Key benefits:

Eliminating operational waste from the glassmaking process will reduce AGP’s ecological impact.

Description:

Ardagh Glass Packaging’s Zero Waste to Landfill status recognises the diversion of operational waste from its facilities away from landfills, and the environment. Thirteen AGP-Europe facilities have already reached this status, with the goal for all facilities across AGP-Europe to achieve this by 2030.

Project name:

Zero Waste to Landfill

Project location:

Drebkau, Germany

Project aim:

To recycle ≥95% of operational waste from each AGP facility.

Key benefits:

Eliminating operational waste from the glassmaking process will reduce AGP’s ecological impact.

Description:

Ardagh Glass Packaging’s Zero Waste to Landfill status recognises the diversion of operational waste from its facilities away from landfills, and the environment. Thirteen AGP-Europe facilities have already reached this status, with the goal for all facilities across AGP-Europe to achieve this by 2030.

Project name:

Zero Waste to Landfill

Project location:

Germersheim, Germany

Project aim:

To recycle ≥95% of operational waste from each AGP facility.

Key benefits:

Eliminating operational waste from the glassmaking process will reduce AGP’s ecological impact.

Description:

Ardagh Glass Packaging’s Zero Waste to Landfill status recognises the diversion of operational waste from its facilities away from landfills, and the environment. Thirteen AGP-Europe facilities have already reached this status, with the goal for all facilities across AGP-Europe to achieve this by 2030.

Project name:

Zero Waste to Landfill

Project location:

Knottingley, UK

Project aim:

To recycle ≥95% of operational waste from each AGP facility.

Key benefits:

Eliminating operational waste from the glassmaking process will reduce AGP’s ecological impact.

Description:

Ardagh Glass Packaging’s Zero Waste to Landfill status recognises the diversion of operational waste from its facilities away from landfills, and the environment. Thirteen AGP-Europe facilities have already reached this status, with the goal for all facilities across AGP-Europe to achieve this by 2030.

Project name:

Zero Waste to Landfill

Project location:

Lünen, Germany

Project aim:

To recycle ≥95% of operational waste from each AGP facility.

Key benefits:

Eliminating operational waste from the glassmaking process will reduce AGP’s ecological impact.

Description:

Ardagh Glass Packaging’s Zero Waste to Landfill status recognises the diversion of operational waste from its facilities away from landfills, and the environment. Thirteen AGP-Europe facilities have already reached this status, with the goal for all facilities across AGP-Europe to achieve this by 2030.

Project name:

Zero Waste to Landfill

Project location:

Montorio al Vomano (IT-MAV)

Project aim:

To recycle ≥95% of operational waste from each AGP facility.

Key benefits:

Eliminating operational waste from the glassmaking process will reduce AGP’s ecological impact.

Description:

Ardagh Glass Packaging’s Zero Waste to Landfill status recognises the diversion of operational waste from its facilities away from landfills, and the environment. Thirteen AGP-Europe facilities have already reached this status, with the goal for all facilities across AGP-Europe to achieve this by 2030.

Project name:

Zero Waste to Landfill

Project location:

Neuenhagen, Germany

Project aim:

To recycle ≥95% of operational waste from each AGP facility.

Key benefits:

Eliminating operational waste from the glassmaking process will reduce AGP’s ecological impact.

Description:

Ardagh Glass Packaging’s Zero Waste to Landfill status recognises the diversion of operational waste from its facilities away from landfills, and the environment. Thirteen AGP-Europe facilities have already reached this status, with the goal for all facilities across AGP-Europe to achieve this by 2030.

Project name:

Zero Waste to Landfill

Project location:

Nienburg, Germany

Project aim:

To recycle ≥95% of operational waste from each AGP facility.

Key benefits:

Eliminating operational waste from the glassmaking process will reduce AGP’s ecological impact.

Description:

Ardagh Glass Packaging’s Zero Waste to Landfill status recognises the diversion of operational waste from its facilities away from landfills, and the environment. Thirteen AGP-Europe facilities have already reached this status, with the goal for all facilities across AGP-Europe to achieve this by 2030.

Project name:

Zero Waste to Landfill

Project location:

Obernkirchen, Germany

Project aim:

To recycle ≥95% of operational waste from each AGP facility.

Key benefits:

Eliminating operational waste from the glassmaking process will reduce AGP’s ecological impact.

Description:

Ardagh Glass Packaging’s Zero Waste to Landfill status recognises the diversion of operational waste from its facilities away from landfills, and the environment. Thirteen AGP-Europe facilities have already reached this status, with the goal for all facilities across AGP-Europe to achieve this by 2030.

Project name:

Zero Waste to Landfill

Project location:

Wahlstedt, Germany

Project aim:

To recycle ≥95% of operational waste from each AGP facility.

Key benefits:

Eliminating operational waste from the glassmaking process will reduce AGP’s ecological impact.

Description:

Ardagh Glass Packaging’s Zero Waste to Landfill status recognises the diversion of operational waste from its facilities away from landfills, and the environment. Thirteen AGP-Europe facilities have already reached this status, with the goal for all facilities across AGP-Europe to achieve this by 2030.