POTATO POWER THE FUTURE OF BIOFUELS, VODKA MAKER SAYS
August 1st, 2010
BY EMMA JACKSON
WILLIAM Chase, founder of Chase Vodka and an empire of potato products in the UK, has launched a plan to convert waste potatoes from his UK distillery into a high grade biofuel for vehicles.
"We have known for a long time that potato starch is an excellent source of bio fuel, but this new scheme will tap the resources left behind in distillery waste," said Mr Chase, who heads the Herefordshire, UK distillery.
Pot ale, the fluid left behind after distilling potatoes, has been shown to ferment into biobutanol, which according to Chase ...
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