Distilleries
Solutions for Distilleries
The requirements for distilleries to manage their resources is more acute now than ever. As a rough rule of thumb, for every bottle of whisky or spirit produced there are about 10 equivalent volumes of effluent created. And this is at every stage of the distillation and maturation process, from mashing and pot ale production, through to fermentation looking after draff, washback and spent lees. Also, the ability to make co-products for industry and the re-use of water is a critical part of opex focus in this sector.
In addition, the requirement to take carbon off the road by vastly removing waste products from the haulage process is a valuable green advantage when improving their overall greenhouse gas emission reporting.
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Water, Time, and Product Management
Water Conservation: Distilleries implement water recirculation, rainwater harvesting, and wastewater treatment to reduce water use.
Energy Efficiency: Distilleries save energy with heat recovery systems, reusing heat from the distillation process.
Closed-Loop Systems: Distilleries use leftover grain to feed livestock, whose manure then fertilizes crops, creating a sustainable cycle.
43 bottles (70cl @40% ABV) of Scotch Whisky are shipped from Scotland to over 160 markets around the world each second, totalling over 1.35bn every year.
Around 90% of barley requirements of the industry are sourced in Scotland.
There are currently 142 operating Scotch Whisky distilleries across Scotland (January 2023).
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