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DDL’s bio-methanization plant imminent
From left Company Secretary Legal Officer Allison Thorne, Engineer Project Manager Shaun Caleb, Marketing Director Sharda Veeren-Chand, General Manager Loris Nathoo, President/Chairman of the Board Dr. Yesu Persaud and Marketing Director Komal Samaroo.
In the next three months DDL is set to have its bio-methanization plant fully operational. This is part of the company’s ongoing $4.5B expansion which also includes the bottling plant and a multi-column still.
Yesterday the media was informed of the these developments and carried on a tour of DDL’s facilities at Diamond on the East Bank of Demerara, with the Bio-Methanisation Plant being the centre of attention along with the entity’s 2009 annual report.
According to Project Manager Shawn Caleb, the Bio-Methanisation Plant will capture the distillery waste for storage and conversion of biogas.
The plant comprises three silos, each 200 feet in diameter and 20 feet in height and a holding pond 95 feet in length and depth of six feet.
DDL is leading the way for companies in the region with respect to the bio-methanization plant, which is said to be the first of its kind in the English-speaking Caribbean.
Caleb said that the effluent from the DDL operations has been treated in a benign manner, and the bio-mechanization process contributes to an environmental approach to disposing of effluent. Methane gas will be used in the boiler operation and will generate a source of income for the industry since the project qualified under the UN protocol for carbon credits.
He explained that the methane gas, which is cleaner for the air, will be used as a source of fuel, and oil would no longer be needed to generate steam for the operations.
The Project Manager revealed that the new distillation plant being built will have multiple capabilities to perform all the requisite functions related to the products currently being produced and it can produce neutral alcohol of a super fine quality with can match the best in the world.
The bio-methanisation plant will reduce the overall fuel cost at the distillery by providing a large portion of the energy required to operate it, as well as reduce the reliance on fossil fuel.
According to Marketing Director, Komal Samaroo, DDL has a policy of being competitive in its operations and part of that competitiveness is driven by a desire to leave the smallest carbon footprint possible. He reminded the gathering that in the 1980’s, the carbon dioxide plant was installed to capture the emissions in the fermentation process and transform it into a commercial commodity, which is used in the carbonated beverage operations and converting to dry ice.
He explained the new bottling plant commissioned last year increased production four-fold, thus reducing the amount of power required in the production process.
DDL is world-renowned for its 12, 15 and 21-year-old rum which have won the Gold Medal in their respective categories at the prestigious International Wine and Spirit Competition – the premier international competition which is held in London annually.
The flagship 15-year-old rum has had the distinction of winning the gold medal for 10 consecutive years.
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