Kentucky is home to 95% of the worldwide production of bourbon. One problem that distillers face is what to do with the increased waste of the bourbon-making process, known as stillage. For every gallon of bourbon produced, there are 10 gallons of stillage. It adds up to billions of gallons of stillage every year.
The solution that Hydrogen Biofuel will provide is to produce biohydrogen using stillage. Hydrogen (H2), among all other renewable energy sources, is promising in terms of ease of operation, low cost, and energy production.
Based on the following points, hydrogen could be considered a future fuel.
• It produces only water and energy when used as fuel. There are no GHG emissions, and it poses no threat to the environment.
• It can be easily converted to electricity using highly efficient fuel cells.
• It stores easily in gas and liquid form.
• It can be transported over long distances using existing gas pipelines.
Hydrogen is produced today mainly from fossil fuels and water using electricity. Biohydrogen can help in realizing the concept of waste to energy and can be considered renewable and cheap when its production is based on low-value and renewable resources.
Email: matthew.smith@hydrogenbiofuel.com
Project Owner
Matthew Smith