Restaurant Reformer » 3300 Heat Management http://www.restaurantreformer.com Sustainable restaurant information Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:14:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Sierra Nevada Brewery (Chico, CA) http://www.restaurantreformer.com/2008/07/sierra-nevada-brewery-chico-ca/ http://www.restaurantreformer.com/2008/07/sierra-nevada-brewery-chico-ca/#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:25:51 +0000 RR http://www.restaurantreformer.com/?p=67 With the first batches arriving in 1980, the Sierra Nevada Brewery takes its brewing quite seriously, but has a major commitment to sustainable practices as well. What sort of sustainable practices? It’s a laundry list… here are some highlights:

    A 1.4MW solar installation
    Four 250kW fuel cells for heat and electricity
    Almost 98% waste-diversion (recycling)
    Fully integrated heat-recovery systems
    CO2 recovery from fermentation
    50% reduction in water consumption compared to a typical brewing operation

They’ve made it a big enough deal to score a very detailed page at Wikipedia and a visit from Governor Schwarzenegger.

If you can get through all the beer and concert information, there are tidbits to find. Information on the fuel cell system [pdf] is available. There is also an on-topic interview with Ken Grossman.

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