Cheers to Sustainability: How the world’s largest beverage manufacturer achieved a carbon footprint reduction
In January 2024, Atlas Copco Philippines initiated an energy audit in one of the beverage manufacturer’s biggest plant in the Philippines in which has been operational for 27 years. The purpose of the energy audit is to help the plant improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon reduction.
The challenge
Challenge # 1: After Atlas Copco’s energy audit, the plant engineering invited other five more competitors to look for alternative initiatives.
Challenge # 2: Capital expenditure funds are limited to each initiative depending on the return on investment.
The solution
The 10 step guide to energy efficiency became our unique approach to the energy audit which has uncovered several initiatives that competitors cannot provide.
| 10 Step Guide | Initiatives Created by Atlas Copco | |
| 1.Application | - Compressed air: Instrument air / service air / sterile air - Hot water: bottle warmer , sugar dissolving & boiler feed water |
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| 2. Storage & Distribution | - Piping header (increase header size) - Air receiver tank (increase capacity) |
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| 3. Air quality assessment | - Class 3 pressure dew point for sterile air application | |
| 4. Air demand assessment | - Able to identify the proper base load capacity | |
| 5. Core technology selection | - Proposed 2 x ZR200 (replacement of Cameron) | |
| 6. Drive technology assessment | - Able to identify that existing centrifugal is inefficient due to excessive blow off | |
| 7. Efficient air treatment system | - Proposed 2 x IMD for ZR200 (replacement for Ref dryers) - Proposed 1 x AD850+ (Replacement of Heatless sterile air dryer) |
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| 8. System optimization & Energy recovery | - Proposed optimizer 4.0 - Proposed ER425 (pre heating of boiler feed water) |
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| 9. System Maintenance | - Proposed ADC-C04 cooler (replacement of cooling tower and back cooling for energy recovery) | |
| 10. System Monitoring | - Proposed SMARTlink energy level |
Conclusion
Atlas Copco is the only supplier that can provide the complete solution for the compressed air and gas system with the highest reduction of carbon footprint in the market!
