World’s largest brewer signs 10-year renewable electricity deal

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“The world’s largest brewer,  AB InBev, has signed a deal with renewable energy developer BayWa r.e that will see the drinks giant purchase 100% renewable electricity for its brewing operations in Europe.

Under the 10-year virtual power purchase agreement, announced on Thursday, the brewer will be supplied with power from two solar facilities that have a “combined power output” of nearly 200 megawatts (MW). Breaking the deal down, AB InBev will get more than 130 MW of these sites’ output.”

“The agreement will cover 14 breweries: five in Belgium, four in Germany, two in the Netherlands, two in the Canary Islands, and one in Luxembourg. The U.K. and Russia have previously signed agreements for renewable electricity.”

View the whole story here: https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/01/09/worlds-largest-brewer-signs-10-year-renewable-electricity-deal.html

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