Brewing a Better Future Green Brewer
Energy and water efficient production
In 2010, we surveyed our breweries for best
practices, and shared these through our
knowledge management system for use in
future designs and renovations. A dedicated
team continued the task of designing an energy
and water efficient brewery and a zero fossil
fuel brewery. We also appointed energy and
water efficiency co-ordinators at all
Operating Companies.
Actual Reduction
2008 2020
Greenhouse gas emissions
[kg COy-eq/hl] 10.4 40%
Thermal and electrical energy in production4
The combined amount of thermal and electrical
energy (calculated as primary energy) needed to
produce one hectolitre of beer, soft drinks, cider
or water decreased from 170 Mega Joules in 2009
to 166 Mega Joules in 2010. Specific thermal energy
consumption improved by 1.6 per cent from
89.0 to 87.6 MJ/hl and electricity consumption
by 3.6 per cent from 9.0 to 8.7 kWh/hl.
"Total energy consumption equals the sum of the thermal energy
consumption (MJ/hl) and the electricity consumption (kWh/hl).
The total energy consumption is calculated as: thermal energy
consumption (MJ/hl) plus nine times the electricity consumption
(kWh/hl) and is expressed in MJ/hl. The total energy consumption
can be considered as the equivalent use of primary fuels to produce
the different kinds of energy.
Some of the main contributors to the energy
saving trend are improved performances from our
breweries in Central and Eastern Europe. Thanks
to a large increase in production volume, coupled
with the implementation of an energy plan, the
Rechitsa (Belarus) brewery significantly improved
its specific thermal energy consumption and
electrical consumption. Thermal energy savings
were also achieved at two of our Romanian
production units in Ciuc and Craiova by deploying
TPM energy loss reduction teams. Finally, our
production unit in Nizhny Novgorod (Russia)
saved a significant amount of thermal energy
via the installation of a more energy-efficient
boiler house.
The electricity saving efforts of the breweries
above were complemented by our production unit
in Lahti (Finland) which also lowered its specific
electricity consumption thanks largely to increased
production volume. Our brewery in St. Petersburg
(Russia) saved a large amount of electricity
by decommissioning an energy-inefficient
gas turbine.
As a result, we exceeded the promised energy
consumption of 15 per cent compared with
2002 and achieved 17 per cent savings of total
primary energy.
