January 31st, 2012 at 12:10PM
studio630: Whiskey Power: New Company Turns Whiskey Byproduct into Biofuel “Celtic Renewables Ltd. was founded by Prof Martin Tangney who is also the director of Napier University’s Biofuel Research Centre and was also the lead researcher on the study that lead to the forming of this new business. The main goal of Celtic Renewables is to produce biofuels on a commercial scale from whisky byproduct that act as a direct replacement for gasoline. ‘The Scottish malt whisky industry is a ripe resource for developing biobutanol,’Tagney told the BBC. ‘The pot ale and draff could be converted into biofuel as a direct substitute for fossil-derived fuel’… Each year the whisky industry produces 422 million gallons of pot ale and 560,000 tons of draff during its production that generally go to waste. Researchers involved with the product say that the substance they produce, biobutanol, is 25% more powerful than the traditional bioethanol used in the automotive industry.” Whoever the future was a daunting thing? Drinking whiskey might save the planet and be the next biggest sustainable initiative! Gives a whole new spin on “drunk driving.” AmIRite? Heyo!

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Whiskey Power: New Company Turns Whiskey Byproduct into Biofuel

“Celtic Renewables Ltd. was founded by Prof Martin Tangney who is also the director of Napier University’s Biofuel Research Centre and was also the lead researcher on the study that lead to the forming of this new business. The main goal of Celtic Renewables is to produce biofuels on a commercial scale from whisky byproduct that act as a direct replacement for gasoline. ‘The Scottish malt whisky industry is a ripe resource for developing biobutanol,’Tagney told the BBC. ‘The pot ale and draff could be converted into biofuel as a direct substitute for fossil-derived fuel’…

Each year the whisky industry produces 422 million gallons of pot ale and 560,000 tons of draff during its production that generally go to waste. Researchers involved with the product say that the substance they produce, biobutanol, is 25% more powerful than the traditional bioethanol used in the automotive industry.”
Whoever the future was a daunting thing? Drinking whiskey might save the planet and be the next biggest sustainable initiative!

Gives a whole new spin on “drunk driving.” AmIRite? Heyo!
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    “drunk driving.” AmIRite? Heyo!
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