CARLTON & UNITED BREWERIES MOVES TOWARDS 100% RENEWABLES
July 2019
CUB has secured a power purchase agreement (PPA) with BayWa r.e. to supply renewable energy from Karadoc Solar Farm.
Photo credit: BayWa r.e.
Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) is one of Australia’s most iconic beer companies. It’s history dates back to 1832 and it employs more than 1,500 people around Australia.
CUB acknowledges that it has a role to play in tackling climate change and is committed to an ambitious sustainability agenda, which includes securing 100 per cent of its electricity needs from renewable sources by 2025.
To this end, in early 2018 CUB entered into a 12-year power purchase agreement (PPA) to procure energy from a solar farm located in Karadoc, outside Mildura, Victoria, developed by BayWa r.e. and constructed by Melbourne-based Beon Energy Solutions. The solar farm is 664 acres and is the largest in northern Victoria. CUB’s PPA provides 74,000 MWh per year of renewable energy, which is enough to power 7,500 homes.
Following the commencement of output at Karadoc solar farm in November 2018, CUB is installing onsite solar generation on the roofs of its breweries at Abbotsford (VIC), Yatala (QLD) and Cascade (TAS).
“The investment also stacks up when you look at the reduced price we will be paying to power our operations. Moving to renewable energy will ensure that we have certainty of supply and pricing.”
Find the case study on page 28 of the second edition of Navigating a dynamic energy landscape: a briefing for Australian businesses.