Liberty Coca-Cola To Recover CO2 Through Quadgeneration
Clarke Energy USA, Inc., a Kohler Co., announced it has signed on in agreement with Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages LLC to deliver a “quadgeneration” system in New York. Beverage-grade CO2 upgrading systems will provide Liberty with an in-house supply of carbonation for beverage production.
Quadgeneration is the process of generating electricity, heat and cooling at high efficiency and in parallel recovering carbon dioxide (CO2) from the system then polishing it to beverage grade standard CO2. Generating energy using combined heat and power technology delivers carbon savings versus grid sourced electricity. The recovery of CO2 reduces the need to source CO2 from the market. The electricity, heat, and cooling will be generated locally to the bottling plant, helping to eliminate transmission and distribution losses.