This year the brewery s production facility on jason street in denver became 100 reliable on solar energy.
Brewery solar panels.
Three arrays of panels covering the brewery s 11 000 square foot roof capture solar energy throughout the day.
The brewery in littleton installed nearly 800 solar panels this week.
Like the left hand brewing company in colorado who installed a modest 4 8 kw solar array as early as 2006.
Terrapin has operated a wastewater pretreatment facility since the end of 2015 and now the brewery plans to construct between 950 1000 solar panels on its roof beginning in october.
Or anderson valley brewing company who that same year outfitted their brewery with a visionary 125 kw system comprised of 768 solar panels.
Given the number of craft breweries that have expressed an interest in sustainability it should come as no surprise that breweries around the country are now looking for ways to produce brews in a more environmentally friendly way.
Brewery the panels not only create energy they also absorb thermal heat.
Additionally solar carports are planned for a portion of the brewery and restaurant s parking area further maximizing the solar collecting ability of the property.
Generates 2 mw of solar energy at the brewery in chico california.
Is saving money and helping the planet at the same time.
The first beer makers to embrace solar power were the little ones.
Breckenridge brewery the new solar array will produce about 20 of the brewery s annual energy consumption.
Being local businesses.
The process of making beer demands a lot from the environment from the sourcing of ingredients like grains hops and water to the use of electricity gas and other resources needed to power operations.
In november 2016 however heineken seriously upgraded the rooftop solar project on their massafra brewery in italy which now sports 13 000 solar panels.
Stuffings explains the austin brewery activated a 78 kilowatt solar power system in may.
Sierra nevada brewing co.