Discover the Future of Distillery Technology.

Improving energy efficiency in malt whisky production through Condenser Energy Recovery and Hot-Water Storage Systems

FUTUREPROOFING YOUR DISTILLERY

At BRIGGS, we are dedicated to
 Processing Your Future.

We design and deliver innovative solutions to perfect the sustainable production of distilled spirits and alcoholic beverages. BRIGGS ThermoStore recovers waste heat from the condensers for use elsewhere in the distillery.

How BRIGGS ThermoStore works

An established technology to support sustainable process heating

Flooded tube condenser 

A conventional flooded tube condenser can be used but optimum performance is achieved from the hottest condenser water​.

Thermal Store​

A thermal store (or hot and warm well) is required to store heat from the condenser water. Typically, the recovered heat users will not be able to absorb all the stored heat therefore a cooling tower will also be required.

Recovered heat for process heating​

The hot water from the energy store is used for a variety of process heating applications in the distillery – these can be wash/low-wines pre-heating, mash/sparge water heating, CIP makeup, and malting​.

Still heating ​

Internal still heating e.g. pans/coils or external still heating can be used.

Key benefits

Energy Efficient

BRIGGS ThermoStore is designed to reuse surplus energy from condenser cooling water. Typical savings of 8-10% of distillery energy consumption can be achieved.

Heat Recovery

Heat recovered from the BRIGGS ThermoStore system can be used to reduce the amount of fossil fuel used for heating around the distillery with minimal increase in electrical energy.

Flexible Installation 

Installation can be tailored to available space i.e. small footprint with a vertical stratified storage tank or multiple shorter hot/warm well tanks.

ACHIEVING AMBITIOUS GOALS

Market leaders in innovative technologies

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Energy Savings

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BRIGGS ThermoStore is designed to maximise the efficiency of the distillery by reusing the surplus energy from condenser cooling water.

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kWh / LPA saving 

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Advanced condenser heat recovery combined with other heat recovery technologies from the Thermo range can see dramatic shifts in energy efficiency (Malt Whisky distillery typically in the range of 7-10 kWh / LPA).

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CONTACT US

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INDUSTRY LEADERS IN THERMO INNOVATION

We’ve been working on Scotch malt whisky heat recovery solutions for over 30 years.

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1986

BRIGGS (through historic company: Robert Morton) – working Mechanical Vapour Recompression system at Auchroisk Distillery (10 years) 

2014 - 2024

Installed BRIGGS ThermoJet - Thermal Vapour Recompression (TVR) systems - at distilleries across Scotland, Mexico, and China for over a decade.

2022 - 2024

Latest generation BRIGGS ThermoDrive - Mechanical Vapour Recompression (MVR) and BRIGGS ThermoStore – Condenser Energy Recovery and Hot-Water Storage Systems installed and commissioned at The GlenAllachie distillery following Feasibility and Deployment Grants through Scottish Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (SIETF).

OUR SUITE OF THERMO ENERGY SOLUTIONS

Explore the benefits of BRIGGS Thermo Energy Recovery Solutions

BRIGGS ThermoStore is our Condenser Energy Recovery and Hot-Water Storage Systems solution for distilleries.

Other sustainable solutions are available across the BRIGGS Thermo range.

ThermoStore

Condenser Energy Recovery and Hot-Water Storage Systems

ThermoDrive

Mechanical Vapour Recompression (MVR)

ThermoJet

Thermal Vapour Recompression (TVR) 

ThermoPump

High Temperature Heat Pump (HTHP)