Whether you like coffee or tea, the morning cuppa with a biscuit of choice is part of Australia’s culture. Perhaps just as intrinsic as beer*. Or maybe not. Anyway, the main manufacturer of biscuits in Australia, Arnott’s, has made a major move towards green energy. That’s right, Arnott’s is going to be making green biscuits — 40 million kilograms a year of green biscuits. It will be like adding another 15,000 Teslas to Queensland roads.
The Queensland government is planning for 80% of the state’s electricity demand to be met from green sources by 2035 using a combination of hydropower, wind, and solar farms. Solar is well advanced, wind is starting to take off, and there are plans to use batteries and pumped hydro to store the excess. In the middle of the day, Queensland is already producing half of its power needs from solar. By 2040, the state is expected to have 10 times more renewable energy available.
“The Arnott’s Group Chief Executive Officer, George Zoghbi, said the renewable electricity agreement is the latest in a series of bold renewable projects across its Australian sites, that will allow it to accelerate its progress toward its net zero commitments ahead of target.” “We know that consumers are demanding action on climate, including on retail offerings, so now Arnott’s products are not only made for locals, by locals, but are the biscuit of choice for the emissions and climate conscious,” Energy, Renewables and Hydrogen Minister Mick de Brenni said.traditionally a major supplier of coal-fired energy generation, is moving rapidly to renewables with a diverse generation portfolio.