EI Associates is assisting Liberty Coca-Cola and Clarke Energy with the design and engineering of a new quadgeneration system to generate electricity, run heating and cooling processes, and recover carbon dioxide to carbonate beverages at the Elmsford, NY bottling plant.  This is a first-of-its-kind project, notable for how it will improve the site’s energy reliability and how it will capture carbon dioxide during production to carbonate beverages.  While similar equipment is operational in Europe and Africa, it’s the first time this technology is being deployed in North America.

The quadgeneration system, being installed by Clarke Energy (a division of Kohler Co.), will enable Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages’ 21.5-acre site to generate its own electricity, while also powering heating and cooling processes such as creating steam for sanitation and chilling beverages before they’re bottled. It will also support a new system that will let Liberty use self-recovered carbon dioxide to carbonate its beverages rather than trucking the gas in from elsewhere.  At the heart of the installation are two Jenbacher reciprocating engines fed by an existing gas pipeline that serves the site.  The installation will help the facility ensure a more reliable source of power and will provide an estimated 1.7 megawatts of electricity, enough to cover the site’s entire power demand.  This project is estimated to pay for itself within 3.5 years.

EI Associates is providing all architectural and engineering covering site/civil, structural (steel and foundation), electrical and mechanical system improvements.