Beer maker’s 2G Cenergy system provides 20 percent of its electricity needs.
Pennsylvania-based brewer Yuengling has installed a 400-kilowatts-per-hour CHP (combined heat and power) cogeneration power plant made by 2G Cenergy, St. Augustine, Florida. According to a 2G Cenergy news release, the plant provides about 20 percent of Yuengling's total electricity needs at the brewery, which is one of the oldest in the U.S.
2G Cenergy says the Yuengling CHP energy conversion cogeneration module was supplied “all-in-one” as a “plug and play” unit that was ready after a quick installation process.
The brewery in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, will use the heat generated by the plant to heat its pasteurization process, which will allow Yuengling to save on energy costs. Less steam is required to heat the brewery’s tunnel pasteurizers, resulting in substantial savings, according to the companies.
The methane gas is generated at the Yuengling brewery wastewater treatment plant and by an anaerobic digester designed by Environmental Management Group International Inc. (EMG), based in Media, Pennsylvania. 2G Cenergy also supplied a gas treatment system to dehumidify the saturated gas and to remove hydrogen sulfide (H2S) contained in the raw biogas. The CHP system has been designed as dual fuel module and can be operated on low BTU biogas or on pipeline quality natural gas, according to 2G Cenergy.
“This is an exciting investment for Yuengling, not only because of the many savings and advantages that the facility will create for the brewery’s economy, but also because this is a significant milestone in our growing presence in the American brewery market segment,” says Ulrich Nielen, sales director at 2G Cenergy.
“It's definitely ahead of the curve on technology and a huge jump forward,” Robert Seaman Jr., Yuengling’s plant manager, told a reporter from the Republican Herald newspaper of Pottsville.
“The U.S. biogas sector is in a very vibrant phase, with a range of anaerobic digester companies coming forward with more advanced and proven technologies, many new projects and aspirational targets,” says Michael Turwitt, president and CEO of 2G Cenergy. “The increased focus on renewable energy and smart biogas solutions to turn waste into valuable energy and the undisputed benefits associated with smart biogas energy generation are driving steady growth and demand for the use of highly efficient biogas CHP distributed power plants.”
2G bills itself as the largest independent manufacturer of combined heat and power (CHP) systems, with manufacturing plants in Germany and America (2G Manufacturing Inc.).
