UK brewery launches energy centre

A new energy centre has opened at Molson Coors’ brewery in Burton, UK as part of a five-year capital investment plan to modernise its brewing infrastructure and technology.

Molson Coors says the new energy centre will support the business’ global ambition to cut energy consumption by 25% and 15% of its greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. The cost savings are set to contribute to a wider $16m saving (per annum) globally.

In its first full year, the new facility is projected to significantly reduce energy consumption at the brewery and improve the site’s carbon emissions by 6.5%.

The launch of the energy centre is just one of many milestones reached by Molson Coors as a result of its five-year redevelopment plan. The introduction of a new shrink wrap facility in 2012 successfully reduced Molson Coors’ secondary packaging weight by 63% and reduced carbon emissions by 4%. Earlier this year, Molson Coors received a £21m investment for a state of the art bottling line, enabling it to manufacture new and inventive packaging, something which had previously been outsourced.

Molson Coors recently published its 2014 Our Beer Print Corporate Responsibility Report, which highlights the business’ achievements over the last year. The company has achieved a 2.4% water intensity reduction since 2012 and has aligned globally around a 2020 zero waste to landfill target. In addition to this, Molson Coors exceeded its energy efficiency goals, reducing energy intensity by 2.6% compared to a 2.3% target.