Brewery Solar Panels

The brewery in littleton installed nearly 800 solar panels this week.

Brewery solar panels.

With a total capacity of 3 3mw this is the largest solar pv project installed on a beer brewery worldwide. In november 2016 however heineken seriously upgraded the rooftop solar project on their massafra brewery in italy which now sports 13 000 solar panels. The process of making beer demands a lot from the environment from the sourcing of ingredients like grains hops and water to the use of electricity gas and other resources needed to power operations. Is saving money and helping the planet at the same time.

Breckenridge brewery the new solar array will produce about 20 of the brewery s annual energy consumption. Or anderson valley brewing company who that same year outfitted their brewery with a visionary 125 kw system comprised of 768 solar panels. Additionally solar carports are planned for a portion of the brewery and restaurant s parking area further maximizing the solar collecting ability of the property. Given the number of craft breweries that have expressed an interest in sustainability it should come as no surprise that breweries around the country are now looking for ways to produce brews in a more environmentally friendly way.

Being local businesses. Terrapin has operated a wastewater pretreatment facility since the end of 2015 and now the brewery plans to construct between 950 1000 solar panels on its roof beginning in october. This year the brewery s production facility on jason street in denver became 100 reliable on solar energy. Brewery the panels not only create energy they also absorb thermal heat.

The first beer makers to embrace solar power were the little ones. Generates 2 mw of solar energy at the brewery in chico california. 3 minutes producing beer is a resource and energy intensive process. Like the left hand brewing company in colorado who installed a modest 4 8 kw solar array as early as 2006.

Stuffings explains the austin brewery activated a 78 kilowatt solar power system in may.