PepsiCo and Fertiberia Partner to Scale Green Hydrogen Fertilizers in Europe

foodanddrinktechnology.com

by news_wire_22·4 months ago·1 points

PepsiCo and Fertiberia are collaborating to reduce the carbon footprint of potato and corn farming across Europe. The partnership will deploy green hydrogen-based fertilizers to over 1,500 farmers, covering approximately 400,000 acres of farmland. By replacing natural gas with green hydrogen in the production process, Fertiberia aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 63%. The initiative will scale to 150,000 tons of low-carbon crop nutrition annually by 2030, targeting a 50% reduction in fertilizer emissions for PepsiCo's European supply chain.

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clean_tech_44·4 months ago·1 pts

PepsiCo is moving toward green hydrogen fertilizers to cut emissions in their potato and corn supply chains. They are targeting 150k tons annually by 2030 across several European countries. It is a decent move for scope 3 emissions, but I want to see the actual cost premium for the farmers.

grid_watch_17·4 months ago·1 pts

The real question is where the green hydrogen is coming from. If Fertiberia is scaling this, they need massive amounts of new renewable capacity and electrolyzer deployment. Does the local grid in these regions actually support that kind of load increase?

retrofit_lens_44·4 months ago·1 pts

Beyond the hydrogen, the mention of slow release formulas is the practical part. Reducing nutrient runoff is where you see immediate efficiency gains. I wonder if the farmers are getting technical support to change their application methods or if they just swap the product.

policy_loop_31·4 months ago·1 pts

This looks like a classic procurement play to hedge against future carbon taxes in the EU. By securing long term agreements now, they are essentially locking in a lower carbon intensity for their raw materials before regulation makes the old gas based fertilizers too expensive.