Whiskey=The Next Great Auto Fuel?
By Chris Weiss
Researchers at Scotland’s Edinburgh Napier University have come up with an interesting fuel–whiskey waste. At the university’s Biofuel Research Center, the researchers have successfully made a type of fuel called biobutanol using waste products–pot ale and draff–created in the distillation process. Not only does the new fuel come from byproducts, but it provides 30 percent more output power than ethanol and can be used to fuel regular gasoline engines without any modification.
Those involved are now moving to create a company and get the fuel to market.
In the future, you still won’t be able to drive after a couple of Dewar’s, but your car will be. [via BBC]
