At Royal Unibrew facilities in Faxe, Denmark, they have reduced gas consumption by 29 % by utilizing more of the heat generated during the beer production. They’ve done it by recycling the heat from their cooling systems. Viegand Maagøe has been involved every step of the way – from idea to the implementation of the project.
Royal Unibrew was one of 20 Danish companies that participated in the Confederation of Danish Industry’s project “Electrification of the Food Industry” in 2020. The result was a plan developed by Viegand Maagøe, showing how the brewery in Faxe could electrify a large part of its brewing process, resulting in significant energy savings.
Royal Unibrew assessed that the electrification project aligned well with the brewery’s overall strategy to be a leader in sustainable beverage production, and it decided to bring the plan to life in collaboration with Viegand Maagøe.
The solution consists of 2 measures:
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The system is being put into operation and is expected to be fully in place during the first quarter of 2024, so the brewery in Faxe will henceforth use significantly less natural gas in the production of the millions of hectolitres of beer that are brewed and sent out to customers all over the world each year.
”Today, as a brewery, we stand stronger with the prospect of greener production and less CO2-emitting production as well as solid economic savings, and we are very satisfied with the guidance and technical insights Viegand Maagøe has delivered throughout the process,” says Jakob Agerbo Bach.