Past Projects

Coopers Brewery Cogeneration Facility

Location: Regency Park, SA
Capacity: 4.4 MW
Commissioned: March 2003
Environmental Benefits: Overall greenhouse gas emissions reduced by up to 2,613 tonnes per annum

The SEI cogeneration facility at Coopers Brewery included a Solar Centaur 50S gas turbine package with the latest SoLoNOx combustion technology and a Tomlinson heat recovery steam generator (HRSG). The generator produced steam by recovering the exhaust heat emitted by the gas turbine, to produce 4.4MW of electricity and generate up to 21 tonnes of steam per hour. This supplied approximately 3MW of electricity to the brewery, with any electricity excess being exported straight into the grid.

The cogeneration facility was owned, operated and maintained by SEI for many years, with the brewery using all the steam generated to power operations.

Environmental Benefits
By replacing the natural gas used in the gas-fired boilers with steam generated by the waste heat from the gas turbine, Coopers Brewery was able to significantly reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Achieving a total reduction in emissions of 2,613 tonnes per annum.

Additional Benefits
A secure and stable electricity supply increased production for Coopers Brewery.