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Then in 2011 government came to the industry and announced a new scheme starting in 2013 with a new targets for the brewing sector of a 19.1 energy efficiency saving That was a huge figure says David many breweries are in historic buildings and in even the most modern brewhouse theres only so much of the process you can change without affecting the beer Carbon Architecture convinced government to consider any evidence that disproved their assessment so Will Todd and his team on behalf of the industry took a very precise look at overall energy technology within the sector and how that affected energy efficiency. Will constructed a 110-point questionnaire for every brewery to look at what they were using in their own plant and he then went through a forensic process to examine how the sector was performing and how individual parts of the sector were using technology. Independent Expert Assessment For the first time the industry now possessed an independently-assessed technology benchmarking matrix showing technologies that were already in use within the sector and which technologies suggested by government were inappropriate. It also examined what brewers thought they could be installing within the short medium and log terms. All that information enabled the brewers to go back to government via the BBPA and demonstrate how we had commissioned an independent in-depth expert assessment of the sector and we proved that the potential was a whole lot less than 19.1 but that there were gains to be made explains David. This triggered a significant discussion on behalf of the industry which represented a very significant saving in terms of time and money if each member had been forced to negotiate individually. It clearly wasnt easy - agreement was reached with government on Christmas eve for a scheme that started 1 January but Carbon Architecture finally renegotiated the target down from 19.1 to a 13.6 energy efficiency measure because government accepted that our counter-proposal was not because we didnt want to comply explains David but we were coming back with hard facts from an in-depth study which showed precisely what was realistic and achievable and what was not. Since then the industry has taken stock at what has been achieved and all the best practice data it now owns. So when ESOS Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme came along last year with more tough legislation the brewers were in a position to roll out metrics across all parts of the businesses beyond the breweries and into pubs offices logistics and car fleets. This approach wasnt immediately embraced by everyone but a full proposal by Carbon Architecture did validate the approach and the doubters have now become the strongest advocates which is great says David. And what of the future Other industries have watched the brewing industrys achievements in a diverse sector and are now following their model the British Soft Drinks Association has now signed up to InMetriks.com methodology and the British Meat Processors Association has also called in Carbon Architecture to replicate much of the work achieved for the brewers. The brewing industry has proved that with intelligent planning audit and metrics government can be convinced by expert evidence and energy reduction legislation isnt the threat it might initially appear. Ben Orchard Environmental Sustain- ability Manager at Adnams plc agrees We are always looking to improve on what we currently do at Adnams so rather than view ESOS as a burden we used it as an opportunity to continue our continuous improvement. In the end it did return opportunities we had not identified before proving useful for us. Working on behalf of the brewing industry the BBPA and Carbon Architecture successfully adapted what was already in place and developed the InMetriks methodology that now audits ensures compliance and delivers results concludes David Sheen. With our annual benchmarking we are continually creating more information to feed back to members that will flag up more areas of opportunity to reduce energy consumption reduce costs and make the industry more profitable. 56 BREWING BEVERAGE INDUSTRIES BUSINESS Britains brewers mark a 10-year milestone in energy management continued from page 54 Richard McCann is an author journalist and broadcaster with more than 20 years senior level experience of the hospitality industry including Greenalls and De Vere. Resources - Energy management 56_Layout 1 21042016 1506 Page 1