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condenser, glycol tank, and all associated pumps, valves and insulated pipe work.
Cold Logic partner Eddie Lane says the high performance system improves energy efficiency by 30 per cent through reducing the energy required during the brewing and fermenting process.
“Typically refrigeration makes up half of a brewery’s energy use,” Lane says.
“The process utilises the natural refrigerant ammonia, which has no greenhouse warming potential or impact on the ozone layer.”
The energy savings tie in to the brewer’s commitment that 100 per cent of its purchased electricity will be sourced from renewables by 2025.
Pirate Life rounds out four beer industry contracts recently awarded to Cold Logic: 4 Pines BrewingCompany(alsorecently
acquired by AB InBev); Australia’s largest independent brewery, Coopers; and contract brewing company Brewpack.
Lane says the food and beverage industry remains its
COLD LOGIC HAS CHILLED MORE THAN
1.6 billion litres
OF AUSTRALIAN BEER
key market. It has a four-year growth plan to reach an annual turnover of $30 million by 2023.
The company also has a dedicated defence division, which is going “from strength to strength”. Its new cooling tower service division has also opened up new market sectors forthecompany. ✷
TOP TO BOTTOM: Cold Logic’s 400kW refrigeration plant will cool 11 million litres of Pirate Life beer.
Pirate Life’s new $15m facility in Port Adelaide quadruples its beer production.
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