A Robust Template for Calculating Greenhouse Gas Emissions for the Brewery, Encompassing Two Production Scales
Peer-Reviewed Paper
MBAA TQ doi:10.1094/TQ-46-3-0914-01 |
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Jenny M. Yang, Klarika K. Douvas, and Elsa W.
Birch. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Colorado,
Boulder.
Abstract
This paper provides instructions on how to calculate a brewery�s
greenhouse gas emissions using the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative
developed by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and
World Resources Institute. A walkthrough of the calculations is detailed
for two hypothetical breweries: a microbrewery producing 10,000 bbl of
beer annually and a regional brewery producing 1,000,000 bbl of beer
annually. The emission sources for the sample breweries include direct
fuel use, purchased electricity, fermentation, purchased carbon dioxide,
transportation, and waste disposal.
Keywords: carbon dioxide, carbon footprint, emissions,
Greenhouse Gas Protocol
S�ntesis
Este art�culo provee las instrucciones de como calcular las
emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero de una cervecer�a de acuerdo al
Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative desarrollado por el World Business
Council for Sustainable Development y World Resources Institute. Se dan
dos ejemplos detallados para dos cervecer�as hipot�ticas: una micro
cervecer�a produciendo 10.000 bbl (11.730 hL) de cerveza al a�o y una
cervecer�a regional produciendo 1.000.000 bbl. Las fuentes de emisi�n para
estas cervecer�as incluyen el uso directo de combustible, electricidad
com�prada, la fermentaci�n, gas carb�nico comprado, transporte y
disposici�n de los desechos.
Palabras
claves: emisiones, huella de carb�n, gas carb�nico, protocolo de
emisiones
