Ursus Breweries has made an investment of 2 million euros in an installation that uses energy efficiency technologies for the recovery of thermal energy from burnt gases, at the brewery in Buzau.
The technology involves the recovery of energy from the burnt gases produced in the thermal plant of the brewery. To identify the innovative technical solution, Ursus Breweries collaborated with sustainability experts from Asahi Europe & International and suppliers with relevant international expertise. By implementing the thermal energy recovery system, it is estimated that the consumption of natural gas will decrease by approximately 18% and thus, implicitly, the decrease in the related carbon dioxide emissions.
“As a result of the investments made so far, the carbon emissions of Ursus Breweries decreased, in 2022, to 50% compared to the reference year 2019. And we are not stopping here: the investment in Buzău was successfully completed in the summer of this year and represents a step forward on the path we have taken to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in our factories to zero. Thanks to this investment, we will be able to reduce natural gas consumption by 18% as well as our carbon footprint”, said Robert Uzună, Vice President of Corporate Affairs of Ursus Breweries.
Ursus Breweries runs sustainability projects with six major objectives and intervention directions: reducing carbon dioxide emissions, reducing water consumption, using raw materials from sustainable sources, using reusable and recyclable packaging, supporting inclusion and well-being, as well as promoting a responsible consumption of alcohol.