steam, superheatedwater, condensate, mash, wort

1. Thermatras® Insulation for Energy Efficiency,
Safety Improvement and Cost Saving Opportunities for Breweries
TPM
One of the pillars of TPM (Total Productive Management) is the "Energy Saving Program" ESP (reducing
Water, electricity and Thermal Energy consumptions) as part of CSR " Corporate Social Responsibility"
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
An energy management program creates a foundation for improvement and provides guidance for
managing energy throughout an organization. In companies without a clear program in place, opportunities
for improvement may be unknown or may not be promoted or implemented because of organizational
barriers. These barriers may include a lack of communication among plants, a poor understanding of how
to create support for an energy efficiency project, limited finances, poor accountability for measures or
perceived change from the status quo. Even when energy is a significant cost for an industry, many
companies still lack a strong commitment to improve energy management” .
The improved insulation of steam valves, flanges, strainers, pumps, heat exchangers, etc. has a typical
payback period < 2 years.
Thermatras®
Thermatras is specialized in making cost- and benefit calculations
concerning the heat loss of non insulated valves, providing the
technical management with a practical tool to communicate this
energy saving opportunity and creating budget for this
investment.
Thermatras insulation blankets have been installed, the last 20
years, in hundreds of heating installations in all kind of public
buildings and industrial installations.
We fill up the gap between the rapport of the energy consultant (which is commonly a rough cost-saving
estimation) and the traditional insulation engineer. Our report includes all the non-insulated valves,
flanges, pumps, etc in a heating installation, with the corresponding heat loss calculation. The heat loss
calculation is based on the Delta T and the working hours of the installation. Payback time is calculated
based on the energy price. Because of the complexity of the installations, cooperation with the installation
manager of the brewery is extremely important. Our report is the foundation where the installation
manager can work on to make the final report practical and realistic.
For more detailed informative please contact :
Alexander Norder - Managing Director - alexander.norder@thermatras.nl

2. Example #1 - International Brewery - Africa Region (June 2010)
Location Thermal system Total energy saving opportunities
New brew house Steam and condensate valves, wort pump & hotwater systems Heat loss in GJ 4.552
Suger insolve plant Hotwater Heat loss in mWh 1.275
Packaging Department bottle washers & pasteurizers [2 lines] Working hours 8.760
KG CO2 199.883

3. Example #2 - International Brewery - Africa Region (August 2010)
Location Thermal system Total energy saving opportunities
Boiler house Superheated water valves & strainers Heat loss in GJ 4.291
Brew house Superheated water systems, hot water systems, FEDUKO & Wort pumps Heat loss in mWh 1.193
Service building Superheated water systems & CIP installations Working hours 8.760
Packaging Department Bottle washers, pasteurizers & cip installations [3 lines] KG CO2 196.397

4. Example #3 - International Brewery - Russian Region (November 2010)
Location Thermal system Total energy saving opportunities
Boiler house steam and condensate systems [3 steam boilers] Heat loss in GJ 7.198
Brew house 1&2 steam and condensate systems Heat loss in mWh 2.015
Brew house 3 steam and condensate systems, wort pumps Working hours 8.760
Packaging department bottle washer, pasteurizers and cip installations [3 lines] KG CO2 329.995
Bright beer cellar steam and condensate systems

5. Example #4 - International Brewery - Europian Region (March-December 2010)
> Boiler house (steam systems) [2 steam boilers]
> Brewhouse (wort and hotwater systems) [brewline 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6]
> Service building (hotwater and cip systems)
> packaging department (steam and hotwater systems)[all packaging lines]