Improving the visibility of water and energy use offers improvements in sustainability and efficiency.
Heineken Pilsener, known simply as Heineken, is a 5.0% alcohol beer. vol., produced by the Dutch brewery Heineken International.
Heineken beer was brewed in 1873 by MR. Bayrem, Rome and Hugo. In 1886, H. Elion discovered type "A" yeast, which gives the characteristic flavor to this beer.
Heineken is a sponsor of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA European League, UEFA Europa Conference League and Euro 2020 for the first time.
Since 1975, the majority of Heineken brand beers have been brewed at Heineken's main brewery, located in Zoeterwoude, the Netherlands.
In 2011, 2.74 billion liters of Heineken beer were produced around the world, while the total beer production produced by the Heineken Group was 16.46 billion liters.
Goals
- Reduce water consumption by 25% and CO2 emissions by 40%
- Improve visibility of resource usage
- Collect and analyze data in real time to drive efficiency and sustainability.
Challenges
- Non-contextualized data was time-consuming and difficult to collect and analyze.
- Disparate legacy systems locked data into functional silos
- Long-term sustainability goals required a scalable solution
Solutions
- AVEVA™ PI System™
- AVEVA™ PI DataLink™
Results
- Data collection time decreased by up to 70%
- I obtained real-time visibility of water, electricity and thermal energy consumption.
- Contextualized, self-service data became accessible to every department.