Process heat for food producers

The art of brewing with energy transition: ArcoBräu makes history with process heat from the Reversepowerplant.

The challenge

Brewing beer is energy-intensive. From mashing and wort boiling to bottling, every step requires process heat - a lot of it. Medium-sized breweries such as ArcoBräu stand for regionality and top quality. Hops, yeast and water have long been sourced from the region. But there was a gap when it came to energy: High consumption, rising costs, dependence on fossil fuels. What was missing was an energy solution that matched the brewing philosophy - regional, sustainable and resource-saving. This is exactly where the Reversepowerplant comes in: it enables the defossilization of the energy supply through renewable energy from regional forest residues or energy wood.

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Case study Reversepowerplant food industry

Arco Clean Energy

The solution

Together with SYNCRAFT, ArcoBräu is breaking new ground: it is the first brewery in Germany to use process heat from a Reversepowerplant. The solution: defossilization of the energy supply, climate-positive value creation through green carbon and economic predictability thanks to stable energy costs. Like hops, yeast and water, the renewable energy now also comes from the region.

The result

Over 450 years of brewing tradition meet innovative energy technology: SYNCRAFT's Reversepowerplant supplies ArcoBräu with the necessary renewable process heat. The result: climate-positive brewing through defossilization of the energy supply - a role model for the entire food industry. Reverse is forward.

Arco Clean Energy GmbH & Co. KG

Fabian Zirngibl

"With the SYNCRAFT system, we are taking another big step towards security of supply and sustainable energy generation. It creates real added value both for us as producers and for our customers as consumers."