Combiningthetwoisn't usuallyencouraged, butoneScottishcompanyhasdonejustthatandcreated a carfuelbiobutinallthespecialingredientswasteproductsoffwhiskeymaking.
Andthesecouldbeusedin a widevarietyofapplications, frompaintingandlacquerstofoodadditivesandhygieneandtheubiquitoushandlethateverybodyisusingthe's airallthesamesortofchemicalsthatweproduce.
After a difficultstarttotheyear, thecompanyreceived a deliveryof 630,000 litercapacitytanksfromNetherlands, whichtangysayswillhelpthecompanybringthetechnologytomarketonbuild, thefirstby a refineryinScottishHistoryfactorythatwe'renowbuildingisourfirst.
Thatplantwillgenerateabout a millionliters a yearofsustainableadvancedchemicals, whichwillreplacebustlefuelderivativesonplayitsroleingrowing a bioeconomy.
Theresidueswillcomefromlocaldistillerieskeentocutthe £30,000 a yearitcosttodisposeofthewhiskeywasteresiduessafelytodate, Tangysaysthecompanyhasraisedover $39 millioninfundingandhasjustlaunched a crowdfundingcampaignwheremembersofthepubliccouldbuysharesinthecompany.