Chivas Brothers wishes to gain a better understanding of the temperature profile of its process water supplies, as these play an important role in the energy efficiency of its distilleries, which are some of the more efficient in the sector. Process water isused to transfer heat from the mashing process to the incoming water for the next batch. This can lead to high water losses during periods when incoming temperatures are too high. The business currently has no information on the variability or range of incoming water temperatures from different water source types and needs to understand these better in order to assess the potential impactsof climate change and inform future developments or expansions.

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