Diageo invests in sustainable malt whisky

DIAGEO announced plans to invest ￡6 million in a new state-of-the-art bioenergy plant at its Glenlossie distillery complex in Speyside, Scotland.
The Glenlossie bioenergy plant near Elgin will produce energy by burning draff – the spent grain left over from distilling whisky – at the Glenlossie site. It is expected to use around 30,000 tonnes of the by-product per year from around 12 million litres of Scotch whisky production. Diageo has 17 malt whisky distilleries on Speyside, producing over 50 million litres of spirit per year and providing a plentiful supply of draff.
 The steam-producing plant will make an important contribution to Diageo's global environmental targets by reducing annual CO2 emissions by approximately 6,000 tonnes, the equivalent of taking around 1,600 family cars off the road.