H2OAlliance Food and Beverage Working Group
This working group is an independent New-Tech Business Forum serving
the Food and Beverage Industry worldwide. We invite you to join us.
Benefits
Most beverages are approximately 90% water. Beverage industry
uses between 3 and 15 litres of water for each liter of beverage produced.
Water is used not only in the finished product, but also for production, washing
of the production equipment etc. Every liter of water saved in the
production process saves money and helps reduce the burden on the environment.
Freshwater conservation, good consistent raw, treated, and potable water quality are the
main concerns of the beverage industry. New-tech can reduce water, energy, material consumption, and maximize, and ensure the best quality of the water in the end product. Consistent monitoring plays
the key role in determining the taste of the final product, good water quality guarantees a balanced, and a pleasant taste in any and every beverage.
The food and beverage sectors are heavily dependent on water for production of inputs as well as of final goods. Their water use is so vast that it affects overall water availability in a significant way.
The real risks of dependence on water play out locally and regionally. It is effective water availability that matters; the right amount of water at the right quality at the right time at the right place. Food and beverage processors appear to have increasing difficulty obtaining the water they require, as other social demands for water are deemed more important. Within the past few years, companies have lost access to groundwater at certain locations despite compliance with local laws and regulation in effect at the time the relevant plants were built.
In addition to these local production issues, food and beverage companies have global exposures to water scarcity through their supply chains. Supplies of agricultural inputs are highly water dependent, not only for irrigation but in some instances for power generation and transportation. Floods and prolonged droughts, have forced up food and grain prices worldwide. Droughts can severely reduce hydropower production, forcing companies to cut power consumption and purchase expensive diesel generators to make up for lost power from the grid.
Drought can lead to low water levels at hydroelectric dams, driving up the price of the aluminum used to make beer cans while simultaneously reducing production of barley, a critical ingredient for brewers. Both events can force production costs.
New-tech solutions can help prevent harmful contaminants entering beverages; reduce use of water, energy and materials;
control sugar-related problems; maintain constant taste in
food and beverages; and reduce costs. We can help beverage and food companies customize their water quality to meet specific requirements; control water quality in real-time at the source and throughout the manufacturing process; monitor treated and recycled water quality to ensure the best possible end product; and monitor waste water to mitigate risk and pollution.
Pilot Projects
In many countries and industries, water quality and availability and increased cost of freshwater, energy, materials and labor cause many operational, social, and environmental problems.
In response to exploding need for new-technology solutions, we invite you or your company to join our Food and Beverage Working Group to learn about the latest solutions and pilot new-technology at a reduced rate for a full year. The complete customized pilot programme includes: consulting, hardware, software, installation, maintenance, on-going support, and one-on-one training.
Sample Pilot Project
The Resource-Efficiency Management System (REMS)
- REMS software and an online index data network makes it easy to manage any process efficiently, mobile, anywhere, 24/7;
- REMS collects and refines process data in real-time;
- REMS monitors, alerts, tracks, and reports problems instantly;
- REMS can be applied to a variety of industrial uses, from water management to financial analysis;
- REMS uses patented real-time single nano sensors for measuring, monitoring, and early warning;
- REMS optimizes freshwater, energy, and material consumption;
- REMS improves accuracy, timing and reduces - or eliminates human error;
- REMS can manage water quality and resource efficiency in real-time in your industrial process.
The Early Detection and Warning System (EDWS)
- EDWS nano sensors, software and an online index data network makes it easy to detect risk efficiently, mobile, anywhere, 24/7;
- EDWS collects and refines process data in real-time;
- EDWS monitors, alerts, tracks, and reports threats and problems instantly;
- EDWS can be applied to a variety of environmental and industrial uses;
- EDWS uses patented real-time single nano sensors that can be customized for specific measuring, monitoring, and early warning;
- EDWS optimizes early detection;
- EDWS improves accuracy, timing, and reduces - or eliminates human error;
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