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January 12, 2010
More sustainable brewing
I haven't tried any Odell's beers. I am familiar with several of the brews produced by New Belguim in Fort Collins CO.
The second Fort Collins, CO' brewery in less than a week has launched a solar photovoltaic electrical system to utilize the sun's rays to help make beer.
Mere days after New Belgium Brewing Co. launched the largest privately owned PV solar array in Colorado, Odell Brewing Co. activated its own solar array Thursday.
Doug Odell, owner, said with the brewery's expansion project it was a fantastic opportunity to be able to add the PV panels as part of the brewery's vision to operate a sustainable brewery.
The PV solar array, installed by Wirsol Solar Colorado Inc., is comprised of 384 General Electric crystalline silicon 200 Watt panels on nearly 11,000 square feet of rooftop.
The energy will be used throughout the brewery at 800 E. Lincoln Ave. to cool beer and power motors and pumps. There is no storage unit on site for excess energy, however Odell said they will be using all the energy produced.
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January 04, 2010
Sustainable brewing - and great beer!
The Sierra Nevada brewery in Chico CA has achieved a high level of sustainability. Measures include:
* Construction of one of the biggest private solar arrays in the United States. This solar project produces over 1.4 MW of AC power for the brewery.
* Installation of co-generation boilers, which harvest the waste heat from processing equipment and produce steam for boiling the beer and other heating needs.
* Implementation of a recycling program which diverted a total of 33,038 tons of materials (98.2% of the total waste) from landfill disposal in 2007.
* Sierra Nevada joined the EPA’s SmartWay program in 2008 as a commitment to sustainable transportation.
And they make great beer. IMHO, their Celebration Ale, a seasonal that is probably still available at your local distributor, is the benchmark for IPAs.
For the full article, click here.
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