The biomass plant will represent an investment of over €15 million and will be built and operated by Magnon Servicios Energéticos. Construction will begin in the first quarter of 2025, and the plant is expected to be operational in 2026.
The Minister of Industry and Tourism, Jordi Hereu, On Thursday, September 18, he visited the Mahou San Miguel production center in Alovera, Guadalajara, to learn about its decarbonization roadmap and its upcoming investment projects for 2023-2024. During the visit, the construction of the plant was announced, which will reduce the company's direct CO2 emissions by 951,000 tons. The initiative is part of the company's "Vamos 2030" sustainability plan, which aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030.
The project will reduce industry emissions by 551,000 tons of CO2 per year and is part of the initiatives supported by the Ministry of Industry and Tourism within the framework of the PERTE industrial decarbonization plan.
Mahou San Miguel is investing over €40 million in its Alovera plant to expand its production capacity by 20 million liters annually and improve its sustainability, including eliminating plastic from all canned products by the end of the year. The plant features advanced technology, a solar park for self-consumption, and uses renewable electricity. It also operates at zero waste thanks to the recovery and reuse of materials in other processes.
Biomass in the brewing industry worldwide
The use of biomass in the brewing industry is a growing trend. For example, in 2021, Heineken It converted its factory in Jaén into the first in Spain to operate exclusively with renewable energy: 30% of electricity from solar energy and 70% of thermal energy generated from olive grove biomass. In Austria, the factory in Gösser It was one of Heineken's first breweries to operate entirely on renewable energy, using a combination of biogas and solar power.
BrewDog, Brewery, a major British brewer, has a bioenergy plant at its headquarters in Ellon that uses a combination of wastewater, yeast and waste hops to produce biomethane to power its brewery and delivery vehicles. On the African continent, Kenya Breweries Limited It installed a biomass plant to generate process steam at its Tusker plant, thanks to which it reduces its direct carbon emissions by 95%.
Examples that demonstrate that the use of biomass in the brewing industry is an effective strategy to reduce the carbon footprint and move towards sustainable beer production.
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https://beertoday.co.uk/2022/06/18/brewdog-green-energy-0622/