As the need for alternative energy sources to reduce our dependency of foreign fuel and green house gas emissions increases, alternative power from oil, corn and other products have been successfully created.
Now grape pomace, left over when making a product such as wine, has also been used to generate clean, renewable electricity.
Inniskillin Wines and StormFisher Biogas, an Ontario-based biogas developer and operator, announced today the creation of renewable energy from the winery's grape by- product.
With the methane gas that is produced as grape pomace decomposes, power for homes in the Niagara region will now be generated.
According to a news release, fuel has been created from about 1,000 to 2,000 tonnes of by-products, previously destined to a landfill.
StormFisher supports the reduction of methane emissions which, according to the company, are 23 times more potent than carbon dioxide.
The company produces renewable energy (electricity or natural gas) from food and beverage processing by-products.
The partnership specifically highlights how giving new use to what was once waste, can benefit the environment and communities as well as improve the bottom line for businesses.
"This partnership is a win for residential power consumers, a win for Inniskillin, a win for StormFisher and a win for the environment," said Bruce Nicholson, senior winemaker at Inniskillin.
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