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How a French Factory Is Turning Grape Waste into Power
In Episode 154 of The Manufacturing Podcast, Lucas and Luna tour the story of a French winery that is turning grape pomace — the skins, seeds, and stems left after pressing — into biogas, biochar, and even natural tartaric acid for food and cosmetics. They break down the numbers: how a single 50,000-ton press can generate enough electricity to power 5,000 homes, and how the leftover biochar locks carbon in soil for decades. The episode digs into the economics of anaerobic digestion, the challenges of seasonal harvests, and why this model is spreading to olive oil and coffee producers. Expect…
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