February 10, 2023
Lion Australia – owners of the iconic Milton XXXX brewery in Brisbane – has signed an agreement to source all its electricity needs from the massive Lightsource bp solar farm at Woolooga.
“With the Power Purchase Agreement in place, Lion has reached their target of 100 per cent purchased renewable electricity by 2025 in Australia, two years ahead of schedule,” Deputy Premier Steven Miles said.
“And they’re Australia’s first large-scale carbon neutral brewer.”
Lion spokesperson Justin Merrell said Lion became Australia’s first certified large-scale carbon neutral brewer in 2020.
“The 144-year-old XXXX brewery is one of Brisbane’s most historic landmarks, but this latest evolution to 100 per cent renewable electricity proves this icon of Australian brewing is still capable of moving with the times,” Mr Merrell said.
“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.”
