Molson Coors claims using 100% green energy in UK brewing operations

Molson Coors Beverage Company claims it has become the first major UK brewer to produce all of its beers and ciders using 100 percent green electricity after signing a ten-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with RWE.

Under the deal, RWE will deliver around 75-gigawatt hours of green electricity annually to Molson Coors.

As part of the PPA, Tween Bank wind farm's 22 turbines in Yorkshire will supply renewable electricity to all of Molson Coors, including breweries at Burton, Sharps, and Tadcaster in Cornwall, the Aspall Cyder House in Suffolk, all offices, the national distribution center, and the national call center in Cardiff.

The brewer says the long-term agreement will enable it to produce over a billion pints each year in the UK exclusively using renewable sources.

Under its 2025 sustainability goals, Molson Coors aims to reduce carbon emissions by 50 percent across all direct operations. The latest deal allegedly allows the company to meet that milestone in the UK four years ahead of schedule.

Earlier this month, Molson Coors launched a new glass beer bottle that cuts the carbon impact of its bottle production by up to 90 percent.