Solar themal for the beverage industry

PepsiCo operates a large facility for producing Gatorade energy drinks in Tolleson in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area in Arizona, USA.

The first system was realized with a size of 893 m³ collector area. Per m² gross collector area, more than 1,250 kWh/year were metered on the official heat meters of the local authorities.

In 2010, an extension to 2568 m² was ordered, followed by the third enlargement step in 2012 to the actual size of 3793 m². In 2012, the system was the largest Solar Process Heat installation on the American continent.