Energy and water go to make beer
Driven by competitive pressures, most breweries have reached an energy utilisation efficiency which could be improved only by major investments. Replacements with higher energy efficiency equipment need long-term planning.
The average amounts of energy and water consumed in breweries are well known. They are published annually, based on surveys done in breweries of different sizes (1).
Consumption figures
Such figures are of course of general interest. They provide a certain reference framework within which brewery-specific consumption figures move in most instances. They can be noted but it is difficult to draw conclusions relevant to one’s own specific situation. Companies not surveyed try to find out how they are positioned within the framework.
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