Glenfiddich Uses Own Whisky Waste to Fuel Trucks
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Glenfiddich uses own whisky waste to fuel trucks:
Scotch whisky maker Glenfiddich has announced that it will convert its delivery trucks to run on low-emission biogas made from waste products from its own whisky distilling process.
The company said it has installed fuelling stations at its Dufftown distillery in north-eastern Scotland which use technology developed by its parent company William Grant and Sons. It will convert its production waste and residues into an Ultra-Low Carbon Fuel (ULCF) gas that produces minimal carbon dioxide and other harmful emissions.
Glenfiddich said the transition to using fuel made from the distillery's waste product is part of a closed-loop" sustainability initiative. Stuart Watts, distillery director at William Grant, said traditionally Glenfiddich has sold off spent grains left over from the malting process to be used for a high-protein cattle feed.
However, through anaerobic digestion - where bacteria break down organic matter, producing biogas - the distillery can also use the liquid waste from the process to make fuel and eventually recycle all of its waste products this way.
[...] Last year, the Government announced a 10m fund to assist UK distilleries with transitions to low-carbon fuels, such as hydrogen and biomass.
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