Dive summary:
- As a part of a push to make Scotland a leader in renewable technology, professor Martin Tangney and his team have developed technology to produce biobutanol capable of fueling cars from the by-products of whisky.
- Tullibardine Ltd. signed an agreement aimed at becoming the first distillery in the world to have its whiskey production waste converted into advanced biofuel, capable of powering vehicles.
- What waste is not used to produce the fuel is also recycled by being spread on agricultural fields or turned into animal feed.
From the article:
Martin Tangney has a vision that combines romantic historical and cultural images of Scotland with a business of the future: He wants to turn the waste from making whisky into fuel for vehicles.
“The beauty is its simplicity,” says Tangney, 47, founder of Celtic Renewables Ltd., an Edinburgh-based company that grew out of his research work as director of the Biofuel Research Centre at Edinburgh Napier University. “Scotch Whisky is synonymous with Scotland, like bagpipes and kilts.” ...
