{"id":31376,"date":"2019-06-25T08:16:07","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T21:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=31376"},"modified":"2019-06-26T21:21:35","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T10:51:35","slug":"xxxx-beer-solar-mb1108","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/xxxx-beer-solar-mb1108\/","title":{"rendered":"Fourex Beer Now Brewed With A Helping Hand From Solar Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Solar powered Fourex beer – a lot of shading on those panels – perhaps it was early morning\/late afternoon.<\/p><\/div>\n

There will be a bit of sunshine in every Fourex beer thanks to a rooftop solar power system installed at the Castlemaine Perkins brewery in the Brisbane suburb of Milton.<\/p>\n

Fourex owner Lion recently announced the $2 million project has been completed. The company says the 690-kilowatt system boasts 2,200 solar panels and will generate approximately 1,368,000 kilowatt- hours (1.368 gigawatt-hours) of clean electricity each year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are committed to reducing our environmental footprint and being a good neighbour to the many residents and businesses that call Milton home,” said<\/a> Lion\u2019s Group Supply Chain Director Ian Roberts. \u201cAnd we will keep the big yellow wheel in place on Milton Road just as a reminder of how far we\u2019ve come.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The “big yellow wheel” Mr. Roberts refers to was previously the flywheel of the facility’s refrigeration unit according to Brismania<\/a>. It was installed in 1919, driven by DC power from the Brisbane tramway system until 1926 (flywheel subsequently AC powered), and in service until 1972.\u00a0 An image and a little more information on the flywheel can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mr. Roberts says the Fourex solar installation will reduce the site\u2019s carbon emissions by about 1,260 tonnes a year, which represents approximately seven per cent of carbon dioxide emissions from electricity used at Fourex.<\/p>\n

The Fourex brewery, which commenced operations in 1878, is a prominent landmark and was named one of the “ Q150 Icons of Queensland<\/a>” in 2009.<\/p>\n

Other Australian Brewers Harnessing The Sun’s Energy<\/h2>\n

Another large brewer to take advantage of the benefits of solar power is Carlton United Breweries (CUB). The company will be supplied with 74,000 MWh of electricity per year from Karadoc Solar Farm<\/a> in Victoria through a 12-year power purchase agreement (PPA).<\/p>\n

Australian craft brewers have also been big on installing commercial solar<\/a> systems – companies include:<\/p>\n