Adelaide-based refrigeration firm Cold Logic has won a $3.5 million contract to supply and install a new refrigeration plant at Coopers Brewery’s new Regency Park malting plant.
The energy efficient system, which will use ammonia as a refrigerant, includes three new compressor packages that will be designed and assembled at Cold Logic's Port Adelaide factory.
The compressors will form part of a water chilling system that will circulate five million litres of water daily to regulate temperature at the plant.
Three high efficiency screw compressors with 300kW motors, which each weigh three tonnes, provide 3750kWr of cooling to chill the water to 6 degrees Celsius.
Cold Logic partner, Eddie Lane, said the project was the latest in an ongoing long-term relationship between the two South
Australian companies.
“We have been a trusted supplier to Coopers for more than 30 years,” he said.
“Cold Logic was instrumental in the design and installation of the refrigeration plant at Coopers’ Regency Park facility when they relocated from Leabrook.
“Typically, refrigeration makes up 40 to 60 per cent of a brewery’s energy use. We are passionate about helping Coopers to overcome higher energy costs and improve their efficiencies."
Coopers managing director, Tim Cooper, said the new malting plant would produce approximately 54,000 tonnes of malt a year, with two thirds available for export.
“The new plant will guarantee the long-term supply of high-quality malt for our future growth,” he said.
The $63 million malting plant is the largest single item of capital expenditure in Coopers’ history and is expected to open later this year.