Heineken is investing massively in green energy. The Dutch beer brewer has had solar panels installed at eight different distribution centres . A total of 12,000 panels have been installed.
On the roofs of distribution centres in Amsterdam, Deventer, Heerlen, Rotterdam, Houten, Etten-Leur, Oss and Drachten, the beer brewer has invested in solar energy. This will generate 3 megawatts of power. Around 800 households can run on that amount of energy.
Climate neutral
Heineken has embarked on a green path and wants to emit less CO2. In a press release, the company writes: "The installation of the solar panels is entirely in line with the ambition to make full use of zero-emission transport for on-trade distribution in the major cities in the Randstad conurbation by 2020. Indeed, the power generated by the solar panels will be used, among other things, to charge the batteries of the ten electric trucks that will start operating for the Amsterdam and Rotterdam branches in 2016."
With the generated energy, Heineken can run electric trucks and forklifts. Moreover, the energy can provide the required power. In this way, Heineken's distribution centres are now 75 per cent climate-neutral.
Other alternatives
Besides solar energy, Heineken also uses several other renewable energy sources, such as biogas from its water treatment plants in Zoeterwoude and Den Bosch, hydropower in Wijlre and wind energy in Den Bosch. Four wind turbines will also be commissioned in Zoeterwoude in mid-2016. These wind turbines with a combined capacity of 12 megawatts will provide over 40 per cent of the brewery's energy supply.
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