Brewing with the Greek sun: Absolicon solar thermal field commissioned at Olympic Brewery’s production site, part of Carlsberg Group
It takes almost three times as much thermal energy as electricity to produce Carlsberg Group’s beer. The end of March marks the start of brewing with the heat of the Greek sun at Olympic Brewery’s production site in Sindos, Salonika, Greece, through the commissioning of Absolicon solar thermal field. The pilot installation marks a key step towards the decarbonisation of the brewery, with potential to accelerate in total Carlsberg Group’s decarbonisation of all breweries by 2030 and its entire value chain by 2040.Katerina Tsintsifa, Integrated Supply Chain Director of Olympic Brewery, stated: