Melting hearts worldwide, chocolate has found its way into even the greenest of hearts. Cocoa bean shells as a waste byproduct are being used as biofuel in New Hampshire. Chocolatier Lindt has announced a partnership with utility Public Service of New Hampshire (PSNH) to burn cocoa bean shells to produce electricity from one of the three 50-MW boilers at PSNH’s Schiller Station power plant.
The deal was approved in January as every ton of cocoa bean shells used to generate electricity will replace the burning of a half-ton of coal, according to PSNH Director of Generation Bill Smagula. The pilot test demonstrated that a 30:1 blend of coal and cocoa shells can be successfully integrated in one of the power plant’s two existing coal boilers.
It has been said that there are four main food groups: milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate, and chocolate truffles. Grab a box of Lindt chocolate to hit up each of these groups and help promote a greener future.
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