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Scotland combines whisky and renewables in a historic world first deal… A deal has been signed to turn by-products from a Scottish distillery into fuel for cars. In what is claimed to be a world first, the Tullibardine distillery in Perthshire has linked up with a spin-out company from Napier University in Edinburgh. They plan to use bacteria to feed on the “leftovers” from the whisky making process. This will produce butanol which can be used to fuel vehicles. More than 90% of the stuff that comes out of a whisky distillery is not whisky. It is leftovers like draff… continue reading