MENU DIAGEO LEBANON DISTILLERY Carbon Neutral Distillery. Diageo is the world’s largest spirits producer, and when the company decided to build a new distillery in Kentucky, it selected Gray as its partner for this project. LOCATION Lebanon, KY SQUARE FOOTAGE 72,000 s.f. OPERATIONAL 22 months Gray was selected to perform fully integrated services on the 72,000 s.f. bourbon distillery and dried grain facility. The facility features an automated distillery process including a granary, mash cooking, fermentation distillation, and barrel filling. Through the Gray family of brands, complete turnkey solutions have been integrated into this project. Gray provided full civil, structural, architectural, and mechanical/electrical design and construction for the distillery and barrel-aging warehouse. Gray’s on-site technical team is responsible for coordination of all building trades with mechanical, electrical, and equipment installation subcontractors. Gray Solutions, a Gray company is currently overseeing the process along with the automation & controls of the project, including I/O panels and PLC coding for the distillery process. As the process integrator for the Diageo Lebanon Distillery project, Gray Solutions is responsible for the development of the mass and energy balances, PFD and P&ID development, equipment general arrangements and stack-ups, process equipment procurement, and vendor management. Gray Solutions is also providing the overall manufacturing network architecture design, installation, and integration with the business LAN. Diageo recently announced the 10M proof gallon distillery will be carbon neutral when production begins in the first half of 2021. Taking its sustainability objectives to an even higher level of commitment, no fossil fuels will be consumed for the bourbon production. “Gray is proud to play a role in the carbon neutral efforts happening at the Diageo Lebanon facility,” said Stephen Gray, president and CEO of Gray. “Diageo’s commitment to sustainability will no doubt impact and challenge the industry toward advancement.” The new bourbon distillery and Distillers Dried Grains (DDG) process will be situated on approximately 144 acres in Marion County and will produce up to 10 million proof gallons per year. EXPLORE SERVICES Engineering Design Construction Digital Equipment Development Planning RELATED PROJECTS Buffalo Trace Distillery Learn More about Buffalo Trace Distillery View All Projects ABOUT GRAY Gray is a fully integrated service provider deeply rooted in engineering, design, and construction services for the world’s leading companies. Connect with us Contact Careers Subs / Vendors Terms Privacy International 2021 Gray® Subscribe By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Cookies Settings Accept All Cookies