Targeted cooperation with partners is important to realising the regional energy transition.

With a heat supply from Twence to Grolsch, more energy can be made available to the brewery's industrial processes. It will be used to heat the pasteurizers and rinsing machines and to heat the buildings. This reduces both natural gas consumption and CO2 emissions. Grolsch already switched to 100% green electricity on 1 January 2020, reducing CO2  emissions by 6,700 tonnes.

 

Andrei Haret, General Manager Grolsch: “A few years ago we set ourselves the enormously challenging goal of having a fully CO2 neutral brewery by 2025. The collaboration with Twence is extremely intensive and our professionalism is mutually strengthening. As a result, in 2022 we will largely be able to fully transition from heat from our gas-fired boilers to heat from Twence that is generated entirely sustainably.”

 

Marc Kapteijn, CEO Twence: “Hot water from Twence can be used for industrial process heat and for heating buildings. We produce the heat from biomass, making it completely green. The fuel for Twence's biomass power plant consists of non-reusable waste wood, which is released during construction and renovation activities and the like. Together with Grolsch, we are contributing to a fully CO2-neutral environment and taking the next step in a more sustainable regional business model.”

 

The heat supply is realised in cooperation with the province of Overijssel and the municipality of Enschede. Commissioner Tijs de Bree greatly appreciates the joint approach. “The realisation of heat networks is not easy and requires a great deal of perseverance. Twence and Grolsch have shown the necessary willpower and are thus saving a huge amount of energy and CO2 emissions. A fantastic contribution to reducing natural gas consumption in Overijssel. Let this be an example for other companies with waste heat or heat demand. The industrial activity in Twente has great potential for exploiting waste heat. Instead of this waste heat being pointlessly discharged into the air, it is now given a useful and sustainable application.” Niels van den Berg, City of Enschede Councillor for Sustainability: “Of course, we warmly welcome this development. Two large, important partners who are joining forces on the road to a CO2-neutral future. By effectively utilising waste heat, they are contributing very efficiently to our climate goals. A beautiful result of which we in Enschede are naturally proud!”