Trade Winds inks deal with New Fortress on LNG conversion

Beverage maker Trade Winds Citrus Limited is converting from bunker oil to liquefied natural gas as fuel source for the company’s steam generator plant, or boiler, and has hired New Fortress Energy to supply the LNG.

Eventually, Trade Winds aims to become energy self-sufficient, supplying its own electricity for the 20-acre manufacturing complex, orchards and other lands it operates at Bog Walk; but for now, the LNG conversion covers only a portion of the operation, that is, only areas of the juice plant that is linked to the steam generator, said Managing Director Peter McConnell.