Flogas Enterprise, a DCC Energy business, and Britvic Ireland have announced a new Customer Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (CPPA) to the value of €2.5million. This will ensure that Ballygowan, Ireland’s iconic water brand, is produced using 100% renewable electricity harnessed from wind energy.
Britvic is the first soft drinks brand in Ireland to sign a CPPA which will allow the company to purchase renewable electricity directly from the Sonnagh Old Wind Farm in Moneylea Co. Galway, producing enough electricity on an annual basis to power their production facility in Newcastle West Co. Limerick and 75% of the company’s total electricity requirements. Newcastle West is the home of Ballygowan Natural Mineral Water, and has the highest level of renewable energy use by any Britvic factory worldwide.
The CPPA builds on the achievement of 72% reduction in direct emissions for Britvic Ireland and is reflective of an ever-increasing focus on sustainability at Britvic Ireland across operations and at executive level.
Charlie Bornemann of Flogas Enterprise spoke of the announcement, saying: “At Flogas Enterprise, one of our top priorities is to support businesses on their paths to sustainability. We have a proven track record of delivering great value and high quality energy solutions which help organisations become more environmentally conscious, and we are very excited to work with Britvic Ireland and support them cut their energy carbon emissions through this CPPA”.
Part of DCC plc, Flogas Enterprise is the division of the Flogas group that works with industrial and commercial customers and renewable production facilities and is a leading electricity supplier in the Irish market bringing CPPA options to customers. This is an example of our business leading their customers to net zero with renewable energy.