Grolsch Adjusts Energy Saving Goal to 35%

Brewing beer costs energy; not just the brewing process, but also the transportation of the beer, the manufacturing of bottles and the cooling of the end product.

Sep 2 2011 --- In the past year, beer brewer Grolsch has managed to save an impressive 7.5% on its total energy consumption - electricity and gas. This is remarkable, because in the previous year it also managed to save 8.5% in energy consumption. The results are such that Grolsch chooses to adjust its energy saving goals from 20% to almost 35% in 2015. The total energy saving during last year was 8.61 MJ per hectolitre of beer. These savings equal the average annual usage of approximately 275 households. Grolsch has now published its Sustainable & Responsible Business results from last year.

Brewing beer costs energy; not just the brewing process, but also the transportation of the beer, the manufacturing of bottles and the cooling of the end product. To protect the environment, Grolsch tries to reduce its energy consumption even more. This is done by energy efficient investments. In this manner, Grolsch saves money and means, and reduces the emission of greenhouse gasses. In 2015, Grolsch wants to reduce its energy consumption by almost 35 percent compared to 2005.

Grolsch has managed to reduce its energy consumption in the past year with a few specific projects. In this manner, the brewery was able to limit the heat loss in the brewery by reusing warm water, lowering the water temperature in certain parts of the process and improved isolation. By making the ventilation in the brewery and offices more efficient, Grolsch saved 10 percent in electricity. In addition, the reduction of the pressure in the steam boilers resulted in an energy saving that also led to an increase in efficiency of the boilers of about 1 percent.

In order to be able to do business in a sustainable and responsible manner, Grolsch uses the sustainability strategy ‘Ten Priorities. One Future.' by its parent company SABMiller. In doing so, Grolsch has chosen four spearheads. In addition to reducing its energy consumption and emission of carbon dioxides, Grolsch also promotes responsible use of alcohol, the reduction of water usage and the reduction and recycling of packaging. In the results that Grolsch has now published, the developments of last year can be found for each of the spearheads.