Queensland-based XXXX brewery’s parent Lion has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to procure 176 MW of renewable electricity from Woolooga Solar Farm.
The solar farm is located near Gympie in southeast Queensland and was established through a joint venture between oil conglomerate BP and UK solar company, Lightsource.
As a result, the brewery will now use 100 per cent renewable electricity at its Milton site. The company also wants to achieve a net-zero value chain by 2050.
Justin Merrell, Lion’s sustainability director, said the Milton site is a historic Brisbane landmark and this latest announcement proves the brewery is “capable of moving with the times”.
“All of our beer produced here – up to 250 million litres annually – is now made using 100 per cent renewable electricity.
“This agreement will stop around 138,000 tonnes of carbon emissions from entering the atmosphere. That’s the equivalent of taking 45,000 cars off the road.”
Prior to initiating the PPA with BP, about 25 per cent of the electricity used by Lion breweries was renewable.
The existing 2200 solar panels installed on the roof of Milton brewery will continue to contribute to XXXX’s sustainability targets.
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