Distillery’s leftovers set to be biofuel
In what is claimed to be a world first, the Tullibardine distillery in Perthshire has linked up with Celtic Renewables to produce butanol which can be used to fuel vehicles.
They plan to use bacteria to feed on the “leftovers” from the whisky-making process.
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It is leftovers like draff and pot ales – both produced in the early stages of the whisky- making process.
They are high in sugar and are currently used for things like fertiliser and cattle feed.
Together they will apply the fuel-making process to thousands of tonnes of the distillery’s leftovers.