Research
Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP) National Barley Cluster
Enhancing environmental sustainability metrics of finished malt production in Canada Priority 1: Climate Change and Environment
Dr. Yueshu Li, Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre
Canada is a leader in producing high quality malting barley and finished malt.
This research aims to help reduce environmental impacts associated with malt production in Canada. Specifically, it aims to establish current sustainability baselines for barley production and malt manufacturing practices and identify areas for potential mitigation and improved efficiency. It will also evaluate how varietal differences influence processing efficiencies and identify barley types and varieties that are more water or energy efficient to process.
Overall, this research aims to ensure companies can develop and adapt more sustainable approaches to the malting process and reduce GHG emissions by a targeted 20%.
Objectives
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Establish sustainability baselines for current barley production and malt manufacturing practices.
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Identify and assess the mitigation potential (e.g., GHG emissions reduction) of implementing energy, water use and other efficiency measures for the malt manufacturing process.
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Evaluate and identify how varietal differences influence processing efficiencies.
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Target reductions of ~20% across each of these indicators.