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Green distillery uses biomass for heat

16 December 2008

Scotland's first green distillery will halve its fuel bills by burning a by-product of the distillation process to generate heat.

The planned £40 million plant in Roseisle on Speyside will produce ten million litres of whisky a year to keep up with growing demand, while keeping to demanding ecological standards.

As well as burning the dried barley from the "spent wash", the new facility will recycle its waste water.

"Apart from emitting only 15 per cent of the carbon dioxide of a standard distillery of the same size, we have found a way to recycle all the water that passes through the Roseisle site," the distillery's designer, Mike Jappy, told the Observer.

"The important point is that this technology could one day be used at distilleries around Scotland."

Drinks conglomerate Diageo is behind the new plant and already has some experience with environmental concerns.

Earlier this year the drinks giant announced plans to build a bio-energy facility at its largest distillery at Cameronbridge.

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