We are based in Tijarafe, in the northwest region of La Palma, where landscapes, agriculture, livestock and other products of the land and the sea are the main focus of life, from a cultural and economic perspective, but also ecological and healthy. Cervezas Isla Verde remains faithful to its commitment to the environment and its preservation, supporting the development of a respectful economic activity, which also contributes to the fight against climate change.

An example of this is the transformation that was implemented in 2017 in the energy model of our manufacturing process. The aim of the project has been to increase the company’s productivity and competitiveness through significant energy savings, while converting production to a sustainable model with 100% renewable sources, using photovoltaic panels, solar collectors and bio-diesel based on vegetable oils collected and recycled in La Palma. In addition, the supporting energy is supplied by an energy company that markets electricity from 100% renewable sources.

Specifically, this objective has been achieved through the following technological changes:

  1. Fuel savings in the production of hot water for mashing, cooking and cleaning processes by means of a solar collector system.
  2. Savings in electricity consumption from external sources, through a system of photovoltaic modules.

Another important achievement of the project is the very favourable environmental impact due to the elimination of fossil fuels, thus preventing air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. In fact, it avoids more than 25,000 kg of CO2 emissions per year.

The project, with an approved investment of 27,012 euros, has been subsidised by the Regional Ministry of Economy, Industry, Trade and Knowledge of the Canary Islands Government with 85% co-financing from the ERDF – Operational Programme 2014-2020 of the European Union.

 

We keep innovating with new beers!

In October 2018, we carried out a project to diversify and expand our brewing process in order to offer new innovative beers, which are planned to be launched on the market from 2019 onwards. The project will also further increase energy efficiency in the production of hot water in the brewing process. The main result will be an improvement in the profitability and competitiveness of the company.

 

The project, with an approved investment of 58,084 euros, has been subsidised by the Regional Ministry of Economy, Industry, Trade and Knowledge of the Government of the Canary Islands with 85% co-financing from the European Union’s FEDER-Programme Operational Programme 2014-2020.