Energy Storage, GHG Emissions, Industrial  -  June 11, 2024

Tempo’s Beverage Plant Adds Thermal Energy

Tempo Beverages Ltd.’s beverage production plant in Netanya, Israel, began the process of adding a thermal energy storage (TES) unit to replace its fossil fuel boilers.

The TES unit will be constructed and assembled by Brenmiller Energy Ltd., a global provider of thermal energy storage solutions to industrial and utility markets.

Construction has started at Tempo Beverages Ltd.’s beverage production plant in Israel with plans to begin on-site assembly by the end of September 2024. Brenmiller is replacing Tempo’s fossil fuel boilers with a 32-MWh bGen™ TES system and will deliver sustainable process heat through an Energy as a Service (EaaS) model. 

Tempo is partially owned by Heineken International B.V. and is one of Israel’s largest producers and distributors of beverages for brands including Heineken and Pepsi.

Brenmiller’s bGen™ TES system for Tempo will charge using a combination of rooftop solar and ultra low-cost, off-peak grid power. The final system design is expected to be completed by the end of July 2024. 

Brenmiller has started procuring the necessary components to manufacture Tempo’s bGen™ system, and all system manufacturing will be completed at Brenmiller’s TES gigafactory in Dimona, Israel. System assembly is expected to be completed by the end of 2024 and commissioned in May 2025.

“We are pleased to report that our project to replace Tempo’s polluting heavy oil boilers with our bGen™ thermal battery is progressing according to schedule and is on-track to be commissioned less than a year from now,” said Brenmiller’s Chairman and CEO, Avi Brenmiller, in a statement. “The food and beverage industry is one of the top global consumers of thermal energy. Our project with Tempo serves as a great model for how our bGen™ TES system can benefit other food and beverage producers, a sector from which we are seeing strong demand.”

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