2. Low-carbon Energy Solutions in Food & Beverage Industry: Challenges in Decision-Making
A Carlsberg Group (Beer Company) Perspective
Adam Pawelas
Sustainability Director, Carlsberg Supply Chain AG (Denmark-Switzerland)

3. Carlsberg is a beer company with diverse production base in Europe…
Global brewer with production sites in Western and Eastern Europe as well as Asia
From micro-sites to large beer and beverage filling plants (EU: 22 sites)
Active in energy and water efficiency since many years
Among other global brewers with high ambitions on decarbonisation and reducing water footprint (targets 2030)

4. Value chain carbon footprint shows relatively low contribution from breweries
Decarbonisation of each element of value chain will require different effort and timing

5. 1 2 3 4 Key Levers to Reduce Carbon Emissions from a Brewery
Efficiency-Process-Electricity-Fuel
Improve energy efficiency as first priority by applying best practice in operation and maintenance
Change process, emerging solutions: short brewing, digital-adjusted cleaning, alternatives to pasteurization
Sourcing of renewable power instead of fossil-based: on-site and market-based
Sourcing of renewable thermal energy: renewable bio-fuels, heat recovery, power-to-X, guarantees of origin 1 2 3 4

6. Brewery low-carbon solutions are many and yet to be explored
The future energy source and usage will most likely be diverse
CO2 Emission in a Brewery [kg/hl]
Guarantees of Origin (Biomethane)
Biomethane: on-site, grid
Guarantees of Origin
Solid biofuels
Green tariffs
Solutions not fully proven, business case difficult without carbon incentives?
Power-to-X (Heat, Hydrogen, Biomethane)
Power Purchase Agreements
On-site Renewable
Solutions already competitive or with small premium!
Renewable cogeneration

7. Key Decision Criteria for Future Low-carbon Fuels
This is why the future(s) will be diverse
Business case: carbon tax or other incentives?
Energy asset conversion or market-based new fuel solutions?
Fuel source diversification supported by utility policies
Biomass quality, sustainability and robust supply chains
Emerging technologies in electrification of heat (Power-to-X, heat pumps) + aided demonstration projects
Timing!