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83 MASTER BREWERS ASSOCIATION OF THE AMERICAS Wastewater Treatment & Water Reuse as a Service: Increasing a Brewery’s Sustainability at No Upfront Cost Claire Aviles & William Dean, Cambrian Innovation® The Problem Linear consumption of water exposes breweries to economic and environmental risk; high-strength brewery wastewater is expensive to treat and municipalities set stringent water supply restrictions and regulations for process water discharge In a survey of 58 utilities, the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) showed that industrial volume-based rates increased by over 20 percent from 2010 to 2013 On the more extreme end of the spectrum, fees in Bend, OR are set to increase by 65 percent over the next two to four years Onsite solutions for process water treatment and water reuse can mitigate risk, take advantage of energy potential found in process water Typically customized and fabricated onsite, onsite solutions do not make sense – in terms of both scale and economics – for many breweries. They are cost-prohibitive for small- and mid-size breweries trying to scale their business *Wanda Moore and KTVZ, Sewer Hike Rate Hike Brewing, May 12, 2016, posted August 2016, http://www.ktvz.com/news/bend-breweries-facing-65- percent-sewer-rate-hike/39522626. The Solution: The WEPA (Water-Energy Purchase Agreement)™ Onsite Wastewater Treatment at No Upfront Cost Launched in 2015 and based on the solar industry’s power purchase agreement (PPA), the WEPA offers a low-cost, low-risk alternative to traditional capital purchases, leases, and operating contracts Under the WEPA, Cambrian Innovation provides system capital, design, construction, installation, and long-term operations, and charges the customer a monthly service fee. There are no upfront costs associated with the WEPA The First WEPA with Lagunitas Brewing Company Azusa, CA Why Choose WEPA? Gives you Peace of Mind: with the WEPA, you hand all aspects of process water management over to Cambrian, and focus more time and energy on your core competency – brewing and selling great beer! Grows with your Facility: Leveraging Cambrian’s containerized, modular, and stackable EcoVolt® units, the WEPA allows your facility to flexibly increase treatment capacity within a compact footprint Maximizes Sustainability: Meet your sustainability goals by producing renewable resources without sacrificing space, efficiency, or capital Straightforward Payment Structure: Cambrian charges a per-gallon fee based on your treatment needs, and can provide clean energy and clean water to your facility at a discount to utility rates Zero Money Down: Cambrian finances the project and takes on ownership risk. You simply pay a monthly fee based on your treatment needs Zero Operational Burden: Cambrian will operate the treatment system on your behalf, and assume responsibility for compliance Customer Experience The successful operation of the EcoVolt solution at Lagunitas’ facility in Petaluma, CA led them to become the first to enter into a WEPA; Cambrian Innovation will provide wastewater treatment as a service at their greenfield brewery in Azusa, CA Brewery Profile & Problem Location: Azusa, CA Annual Production: targeting 1 million bbl Faced large capacity and connection fee, water supply risk Solution Under the WEPA, Lagunitas will install an EcoVolt solution at no upfront cost, allowing them to reserve valuable capital for other startup projects Designed to treat 100% of wastewater stream onsite; generate 300,000 gallons of recycled water per day Designed to generate over 2,300,000 kWh/yr of renewable electricity and over 130,000 therms/yr of renewable heat Allows for flexible increase of treatment capacity – EcoVolt units can be added to match their growth Lagunitas will save a projected $22.5M over the WEPA’s lifecycle The new brewery at Azusa, and the addition of an EcoVolt solution, will allow us to expand our production capacity and keep up with demand. With the WEPA, we’re able to maintain our high level of commitment to sustainable water and energy use, while decreasing our utility costs. Cambrian will be our partner in managing wastewater treatment, allowing us to focus all of our time and energy on what we love most – brewing beer. Leon Sharyon, CFO of Lagunitas Source: Averyt et al. 2011: Freshwater Use by US Power Plants: Electricity’s Thirst for a Precious Resource. A Report of the Energy and Water in a Warming World initiative.
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83 MASTER BREWERS ASSOCIATION OF THE AMERICAS
Wastewater Treatment & Water Reuse as a Service:
Increasing a Brewery’s Sustainability at No Upfront Cost
Claire Aviles & William Dean, Cambrian Innovation®
The Problem
Linear consumption of water exposes breweries to economic and environmental risk; high-strength brewery wastewater is expensive to treat and municipalities set stringent water supply restrictions and regulations for process water discharge
In a survey of 58 utilities, the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) showed that industrial volume-based rates increased by over 20 percent from 2010 to 2013
On the more extreme end of the spectrum, fees in Bend, OR are set to increase by 65 percent over the next two to four years
Onsite solutions for process water treatment and water reuse can mitigate risk, take advantage of energy potential found in process water
Typically customized and fabricated onsite, onsite solutions do not make sense – in terms of both scale and economics – for many breweries. They are cost-prohibitive for small- and mid-size breweries trying to scale their business
*Wanda Moore and KTVZ, Sewer Hike Rate Hike Brewing, May 12, 2016, posted August 2016, http://www.ktvz.com/news/bend-breweries-facing-65-percent-sewer-rate-hike/39522626.
The Solution: The WEPA (Water-Energy Purchase Agreement)™ Onsite Wastewater Treatment at No Upfront Cost
Launched in 2015 and based on the solar industry’s power purchase agreement (PPA), the WEPA offers a low-cost, low-risk alternative to traditional capital purchases, leases, and operating contracts
Under the WEPA, Cambrian Innovation provides system capital, design, construction, installation, and long-term operations, and charges the customer a monthly service fee. There are no upfront costs associated with the WEPA
The First WEPA with Lagunitas Brewing Company Azusa, CA
Why Choose WEPA?
Gives you Peace of Mind: with the WEPA, you hand all aspects of process water management over to Cambrian, and focus more time and energy on your core competency – brewing and selling great beer!
Grows with your Facility: Leveraging Cambrian’s containerized, modular, and stackable EcoVolt® units, the WEPA allows your facility to flexibly increase treatment capacity within a compact footprint
Maximizes Sustainability: Meet your sustainability goals by producing renewable resources without sacrificing space, efficiency, or capital
Straightforward Payment Structure: Cambrian charges a per-gallon fee based on your treatment needs, and can provide clean energy and clean water to your facility at a discount to utility rates
Zero Money Down: Cambrian finances the project and takes on ownership risk. You simply pay a monthly fee based on your treatment needs
Zero Operational Burden: Cambrian will operate the treatment system on your behalf, and assume responsibility for compliance
Customer Experience
The successful operation of the EcoVolt solution at Lagunitas’ facility in Petaluma, CA led them to become the first to enter into a WEPA; Cambrian Innovation will provide wastewater treatment as a service at their greenfield brewery in Azusa, CA
Brewery Profile & Problem Location: Azusa, CA
Annual Production: targeting 1 million bbl
Faced large capacity and connection fee, water supply risk
Solution Under the WEPA, Lagunitas will install an EcoVolt solution at no upfront cost, allowing
them to reserve valuable capital for other startup projects
Designed to treat 100% of wastewater stream onsite; generate 300,000 gallons of recycled water per day
Designed to generate over 2,300,000 kWh/yr of renewable electricity and over 130,000 therms/yr of renewable heat
Allows for flexible increase of treatment capacity – EcoVolt units can be added to match their growth
Lagunitas will save a projected $22.5M over the WEPA’s lifecycle
The new brewery at Azusa, and the addition of an EcoVolt solution, will allow us to expand our production capacity and keep up with demand. With the WEPA, we’re able to maintain our high level of commitment to sustainable water and energy use, while decreasing our utility costs. Cambrian will be our partner in managing wastewater treatment, allowing us to focus all of our time and energy on what we love most – brewing beer.
Leon Sharyon, CFO of Lagunitas
Source: Averyt et al. 2011: Freshwater Use by US Power Plants: Electricity’s Thirst for a Precious Resource. A Report of the Energy and Water in a Warming World initiative.
