The Anonymous Widower

Budweiser To Convert Second UK Brewery To Hydrogen

The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on The Engineer.

This is the sub-heading.

Samlesbury Brewery in Lancashire is set to be powered by green hydrogen from 2025, according to new plans announced by owner Budweiser Brewing Group.

This paragraph outlines what will be done at Salmesbury.

The Samlesbury Net Zero project will see the brewery paired with a new hydrogen production facility (HPF), delivered by UK hydrogen services company Protium. Situated adjacent to the brewery, the HPF will provide green hydrogen to meet the thermal demand of the brewing processes, as well as the building’s other heating requirements.

Note.

1.  A refuelling station for hydrogen-ready HGVs will also be developed as part of the project.
2. Heat from the HPF will be recovered and used in Budweiser’s bottling process.
3. This is the second project involving Budweiser and Protium, after one at Magor in South Wales.
4. Beers produced at the facility include Budweiser, Stella Artois and Corona.

I may have had the odd bottle of Corona in the States, but I’ve generally drunk real ale only since, I started having halves of Adnams with my father at the age of thirteen.

Now, because I’m on Warfarin, I more or less exclusively drink zero-alcohol beers, most of which is Adnams, straight from the brewery.

I’ve yet to find any beer which is less than 0.5 % alcohol, has contained enough gluten to have an effect on my gut.

I have discussed this with experienced brewers and they are not surprised, as the brewing process for zero-alcohol beers doesn’t use much barley.

Conclusion

We need more integrated projects like this, that both decarbonise industrial processes and provide filling stations for hydrogen-powered vehicles.

March 18, 2023 - Posted by AnonW | Energy, Food, Hydrogen | Adnams, Beer, Budweiser, Coeliac, Decarbonisation, Green Hydrogen, Hydrogen-Powered Trucks, Lancashire, Protium, Warfarin