Biomass Boiler Helps Dewar's Distillery Cut CO2 by 90%
by Mike Hower
Jul 17, 2015 9:05 AM ET
Originally published on Sustainable Brands' Waste Not Blog
The Dewar’s Aberfeldy Distillery in Scotland has cut its carbon footprint by 90 percent after installing a biomass boiler late last year.
Traditionally, distilleries are heavy users of fossil fuels, but this is the latest example of investment in biomass gaining traction industry-wide.
“Moving away from boilers that use heavy fuel oil – to more efficient wood pellets – helps reduce energy costs and lower emissions into the environment,” a spokesman for the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) said in a statement.
