How a Scottish Factory Turns Whisky Waste into Green Hydrogen

The Manufacturing Podcast with Fexingo: Factories, Supply Chains, and Industrial Business · Jul 3, 2026 · 8m · transcript

In this episode, Lucas and Luna visit a distillery in Scotland that is turning whisky production waste into green hydrogen. They explore the science behind the process, the economics of hydrogen production, and how this innovation could reshape the energy footprint of the food and beverage industry. The hosts break down the numbers: a pilot plant producing 200 kilograms of hydrogen per day from draff and pot ale, enough to fuel a fleet of delivery trucks. They discuss the partnership with the University of Aberdeen and the potential for scaling this model across distilleries worldwide. If…