The Brussels Times
Summary
In 2018, a group of Belgian brewers signed a voluntary agreement with the Flemish Government, committing themselves to work together to use water more sustainably.
Independent breweries are also investing in energy efficiency. Brouwerij Huyghe has installed solar panels (recently, an investment of €700,000), as well as a combined heat and power (CHP) system that uses biogas from anaerobic water purification. These changes have resulted in the brewery being on target to produce approximately 90% of its required energy by itself and in a green manner. In addition, they’ve also invested €600,000 in new sustainable cooling units and €250,000 in compressed air units to further reduce energy consumption.
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