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ENERGY UPDATE
sure the company has reliable access to affordable power.
“Beyond our driving commitment to reduce our emissions, the investment also stacks up when you look at the reduced price we will pay to power our operations.”
CUB sites will remain connected to the grid so excess capacity can be fed back into the system.
“Moving to renewable energy will ensure that we have certainty of supply and pricing, something that is incredibly important for a manufacturing business like ours,” Craps says.
The beer manufacturing business of CUB employs 1600 people in breweries, distribution centres and offices around Australia. Across their supply chain thousands of local jobs are supported in manufacturing, transport,retail,hospitality,
tourism and agriculture. Every year, the equivalent of
over 80 million slabs of beer are produced from CUB’s sites at Abbotsford, Yatala, Cascade, Brookvale and Hindmarsh. So, a reliable and cost-accountable supply of energy is no small beer.
the effectiveness of long-term and stable policy to attract major investors for the benefit of the national economy.”
As the world's largest beer maker, globally AB InBev is shifting some six terawatt- hours of electricity a year to
environmental challenges.” For AB InBev, the new commitment is expected to
make it the largest corporate direct purchaser of renewable electricity globally in the consumer goods sector, reducing its operational carbon footprint by 30 per cent.
For the move to solar, Jan Clysner sees distinct advantages in studying what parent company, AB InBev, is learning from its experience overseas with similar sustainable energy programs.
Clysner says he hopes that is the case but there are many other Australian companies on the same path.
“Personally, I hope this encourages other companies to look to sustainable energy. CUB is committed to helping to create a better world – one that is cleaner, greenerandsustainable.” ✷
“We estimate that 10 to 12 per cent of power can be generated by the solar panels we plan for the roof tops of these plants.”
GLOBAL TREND
According to the Clean Energy Council, Australia’s Renewable Energy Target (RET) is now in sight, stating “New figures confirm that Australia’s renewable energy industry is on track to meet the Renewable EnergyTarget(RET),showing
renewable sources in the markets where it operates – and that includes Australia.
As one of Australia’s leading manufacturing businesses, Craps says, “we have a responsibility to ensure we play our part in tackling climate changeandarangeof
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