Cork's Thermo Fisher office awarded for their excellence in energy management

THE Cork-based office of a world-leading science company was recently acknowledged for its excellence in energy management, as it set out ambitious targets in the area of emissions and energy-saving.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $40 billion.

The company’s mission is to enable its customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

Thermo Scientific instruments, equipment, software, services and consumables empower scientists to solve for complex analytical challenges in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, academic, government, environmental and industrial research, as well as the clinical laboratory.

Their products address a range of needs from sample, material characterisation and chemical analysis to clinical diagnoses and biological-based therapeutics manufacturing.

In recent weeks, Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Cork site was recognised for its energy management and sustainability goals.

The Cork site is a contract pharmaceutical manufacturing facility and forms part of the company’s pharma services business.

It offers drug substance, drug development, clinical trials, drug product and viral vector development and manufacturing solutions to companies of all sizes.

Earlier this month, it was revealed that Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Cork site had been awarded Best Energy Achievement in Manufacturing and Best Energy Management Team at the Business Energy Achievement Awards held on Thursday, September 7 in Dublin.

Thermo Fisher was recognised for its ambitious targets and significant progression toward a 50% reduction of Scope 1 and 2 emissions by the year 2030.

The company has also pledged to achieve net-zero emissions across our entire value chain by 2050.

The energy-saving initiatives undertaken at the Cork site in 2022 include thermal system upgrades, waste solvent treatment plant optimisation and HVAC system enhancements.

Having delivered 44% emissions reduction in the past decade, the new strategy delivered an 8% reduction in 2022 and is on-track for a further 42% energy saving by 2025.

Speaking on the recognition, general manager Edel Collins said: “Sustainability is at the core of our long-term strategy for the Cork site.

“This win is a testament to the dedication and hard work of both the core Energy Management Team led by Energy Engineer Jack Murphy and our Thermo Fisher colleagues.

“Our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer,” added Ms Collins.

“By taking deliberate actions to address sustainability issues today, we will strengthen our business for tomorrow’s customers, colleagues and communities.”

Jack Murphy, site energy engineer, said: “We have really worked hard on embedding our Energy Management System into our operations and integrating Energy Efficient Design into all projects on site to ensure alignment with our long term energy & sustainability strategy.

“All our colleagues have been working together as one by engaging in the process and proactively implementing measures.

“I am confident that by continuing to work together to implement our strategy, we will reach our 2030 and 2050 targets.”