Beverage manufacturer Frucor Suntory has signed an agreement with CleanCo to secure clean energy for its new beverage manufacturing facility at Swanbank, Queensland.
The facility will be powered by 11 GWh of publicly owned renewable energy as part of the deal.
Queensland Assistant Energy Minister Lance McCallum said the deal means more local jobs through clean energy as one of the world’s biggest companies delivers on their ambition for their new facility to be a net zero operation.
“Frucor Suntory’s new factory at Swanbank will include beverage processing, packaging, warehousing, and distribution, and is expected to deliver around 450 construction and installation jobs while also creating 160 long-term roles when it starts operating in mid-2024.
“It’s Queensland’s clean energy that is enabling businesses to plan for future growth, and importantly, our investments are ensuring Queenslanders continue to own the energy assets that will drive our renewable future.”
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Frucor Suntory CEO Darren Fullerton said the company wants its new Swanbank facility to set a benchmark for sustainable investment.
“Working with partners like CleanCo is essential to helping us achieve that vision and will allow us to operate with 100 per cent Green Energy when the site goes live in mid-2024,” Mr Fullerton said.
CleanCo CEO Tom Metcalfe said the publicly owned organisation is proud to provide its customers with sustainable retail products.
“Under the agreement CleanCo will supply electricity and large-scale generation certificates (LGCs) covering 100% of Frucor’s electricity requirements demonstrating how, through providing sustainable, competitively priced clean energy solutions, CleanCo is supporting large commercial customers to thrive in a net zero future.”
That investment makes use of Queensland’s sun and wind resources and will significantly contribute to the state’s future renewable energy requirements of 70 per cent by 2032.