{"id":86427,"date":"2026-05-29T11:30:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T11:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icscoolenergy.com\/ie\/?post_type=case_study&p=86427"},"modified":"2026-05-29T11:30:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T11:30:38","slug":"futureproofing-vinegar-production-with-new-cooling-system-from-ics-cool-energy","status":"publish","type":"case_study","link":"https:\/\/www.icscoolenergy.com\/ie\/case-studies\/uncategorized\/futureproofing-vinegar-production-with-new-cooling-system-from-ics-cool-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Futureproofing Vinegar Production with New Cooling System from ICS Cool Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
ICS Cool Energy has supported a vinegar producer by modernising their cooling infrastructure to improve water management to create capacity for future growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vinegar production generates considerable heat during processing and requires consistent cooling. Historically, the site drew water from a licensed subterranean aquifer to support this process, extracting and returning up to 800,000 cubic metres annually. As production increased, so did the cooling demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following a tender process, ICS Cool Energy\u2019s offering stood out for its comprehensive system design, flexibility, and service capabilities, leading to its selection for the retrofit project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Regional Project Manager said:<\/strong> <\/em>\u201cIt was important for us to work with a supplier that could provide full support throughout. ICS Cool Energy not only delivered the right solution, but their service team was on hand at every step, from installation through commissioning and aftercare.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ICS Cool Energy provided a retrofit cooling system incorporating a 634kW packaged chiller and a dedicated free cooler. They designed a new closed chilled-water loop that can operate in parallel with the existing borehole system, giving operators the flexibility to switch between the two depending on demand, heat load, or licensing considerations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Water is circulated from a weir tank through the site\u2019s process equipment and back again. Return water is cooled via a heat exchanger served by the free cooler and the chiller, forming a closed-loop system that significantly reduces reliance on groundwater abstraction. This design ensures year-round cooling capacity while enabling scale-up scenarios and additional equipment installations whilst supporting their environmental programme by reducing water usage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new hybrid setup offers the option to switch to borehole water during peak summer periods, optimising operational costs. The flexibility of the system is critical in maintaining regulatory compliance and gives the customer more control over future production decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe new system gives us the headroom we needed to expand our operations while staying well within our water abstraction limits, we now save up to 700 cubic metres of borehole water per day \u2013 that\u2019s around 200,000 cubic metres annually.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ICS Cool Energy\u2019s proactive involvement extended beyond the system delivery and commissioning. From early design to installation and ongoing service, the team worked closely with the customer to ensure seamless integration with existing operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe confidence we have now comes not from just the system itself, but from knowing we have strong service support behind us. When we had an unexpected issue with a third-party valve following a power cut, ICS Cool Energy team responded immediately and helped get us back up and running quickly. That kind of responsiveness is invaluable.\u201d added the Regional Project Manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Regional Project Manager said<\/strong>: \u201cIt was important for us to work with a supplier that could provide full support throughout. ICS Cool Energy not only delivered the right solution, but their service team was on hand at every step, from installation through commissioning and aftercare.\u201d<\/em>
\u201cThe new system gives us the headroom we needed to expand our operations while staying well within our water abstraction limits<\/em>. We now save up to 700 cubic metres of borehole water per day \u2013 that\u2019s around 200,000 cubic metres annually.\u201d<\/em>
\u201cThe confidence we have now comes not from just the system itself, but from knowing we have strong service support behind us<\/em>. When we had an unexpected issue with a third-party valve following a power cut, ICS Cool Energy team responded immediately and helped get us back up and running quickly. That kind of responsiveness is invaluable.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n
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