Leading gas company BOC is set to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 16 per cent after signing a power purchase agreement (PPA) with energy waste facility Avertas Energy and Shell Energy.
The PPA means the carbon dioxide and liquid nitrogen BOC supplies to the food and beverage sector will be produced by 100 per cent renewable electricity by 2023.
BOC managing director John Evans said it was a significant step towards BOC’s sustainability goal of reducing its GHG emissions by 35 per cent by 2028.
“This power purchase agreement will reduce BOC’s greenhouse gas emissions by 16 per cent and support the development of world-leading energy coming from waste facility,” said Evans.
BOC said providing customers with carbon dioxide and liquid nitrogen is a critical component of decarbonising common processes in the food and beverage sector.
Evans added that BOC was also committed to increasing its renewable energy sourcing from solar, biomass or biogas and wind projects across the country, and actively exploring more opportunities on the east-coast.
The company’s five-year agreement with Avertas Energy involves purchasing large-scale generation certificates from the Kwinana energy from waste facility, with a start date of early 2023.
BOC’s retail agreement with Shell Energy is set for mid 2022, when BOC will begin to receive electricity for its Kwinana and Canningvale sites.
Avertas Energy CEO Frank Smith and Shell Energy CEO Greg Joiner both said they are pleased to be partnering with BOC to help decarbonise Australia’s manufacturing sector.
“Designing and delivering products and services that help large energy users decarbonise is a key focus for us as we assemble the building blocks of a cleaner energy system in Australia,” said Joiner.
