Diageo to invest $9.7M to make power from distillers grains

September 6, 2011 |

In Scotland, Diageo plans to invest £6 million (US$ 9.7 million) in a new bioenergy plant at its Glenlossie distillery complex in Speyside. The new plant will produce energy to power the plant by burning 30,000 tons draff (spent grain left over from distilling whisky) per year, the by-​product from nearly 12 million liters of Scotch whisky production.

The proposed new plant will build on Diageo’s investment in renewable energy at Roseisle distillery, the new £40 million (US$64.4 million) distillery that Diageo opened in Speyside last year, and a new £65 million (US$104.6 million) bioenergy plant at Cameron Bridge distillery in Fife.

Category: Fuels

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