High Efficient Cogeneration in a Polish Dairy
Successful collaboration of Guascor Energy & Mlekpol
The Opportunity:
The Mlekpol Dairy Group plant in Mragowo is one of the largest and the most advanced facilities in Europe for the production of milk powder that is then exported worldwide. It has a global treatment capacity (new and old plant) of about 5 million liters of milk per day (200-250 trucks per day). web:mlekpol.com.pl/.
SM Mlekpol is the largest producer of milk and dairy products in Poland. For years, the undisputed leader of domestic dairy and one of the twenty largest milk processors in Europe. Company exports more than 30% of its products to Asian, South American, African, European, and Far East countries. Cooperative Company Mlekpol has 13 plants which meet the highest standards developed for food producers, including the International Food Standard (IFS), a system for ensuring safety in the food production process – ISO / HACCP according to Codex Alimentarius.
In addition, Mlekpol group have implemented: the British Retail Consortium (BRC), Kosher certificate, as well as Halal certificate, which allowed worldwide export. Both domestic and foreign buyers appreciate the quality of products and the stability of cooperation provided by Mlekpol.
At the end of 2018 Mlekpol was honored with the Diamond award by Forbes, and also took 4th place on the Forbes regional ranking list, becoming the highest classified dairy cooperative in Poland in the agriculture-food sector. At the beginning of 2019, the most famous Mlekpol’s brand “Laciate” was placed among 10 most recognized Polish brands according to Havas Polska.
“Laciate” took also first position in the category MILK, awarded by consumers in the nationwide survey “Poles” Favorite Brand 2019, carried by GFK Polonia. In 2019 Mlekpol was also classified on 40th in the ranking of 200 largest companies in Poland.
Continuous development, care for the environment together with the highest quality of its products makes Mlekpol a leader of innovativeness in Polish food industry sector.
The Solution:
To achieve this, in addition to having large gas boilers of large steam tonnage (which replace the old coal boilers) they also have a cogeneration installation with two Guascor Energy G-86EM units of 2MWe each.
Electricity, steam and hot water are produced at different temperatures to supply the needs of the plant as well as to treat the condensate returns from the plant to be reused.
The engines work with exhaust condensation technology for the maximum use of residual heats, achieving global efficiencies of over 90% of the fuel used and with emissions below the requested limits both in Poland and in the European Union. This is another successful story of the Guascor Energy Engines contribution to the society well being and health.
Our local solutions partner Energotechnika has provided the turnkey project including the engineering and construction of the cogeneration plant based on Guascor Energy Engines with the highest quality standards to achieve the most optimal results.
