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Ethanol on Tap From Beer Dregs

Brewer Sierra Nevada gets in on plan to produce alternative fuel

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(Newser) – Brewer Sierra Nevada is part of an effort to turn byproducts of the beer-making process into usable, alternative fuel, CNET reports. E-Fuel sells a $10,000 portable ethanol refinery that the brewer will feed with its yearly output of 1.6 million gallons of “bottom of the barrel” waste. The company will first use the ethanol to power its own fleet, then supply workers and sell it on the market.

A worker washes out some empty kegs at a brewery.
A worker washes out some empty kegs at a brewery.   (AP Photo)
Thomas Quinn, CEO of E-Fuel Corporation, demonstrates his ethanol fueling station and portable refinery.
Thomas Quinn, CEO of E-Fuel Corporation, demonstrates his ethanol fueling station and portable refinery.   (AP Photo)
Thomas Quinn, CEO of E-Fuel Corporation, demonstrates his ethanol fueling station.
Thomas Quinn, CEO of E-Fuel Corporation, demonstrates his ethanol fueling station.   (AP Photo)
Bottles of beer move down a conveyor belt.
Bottles of beer move down a conveyor belt.   (AP Photo)
A brewer draws foam from a fermenting tub.
A brewer draws foam from a fermenting tub.   (AP Photo)
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one more reason to love Sierra Nevada. Reply
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Can I get a DUI while driving my car on bottom of the barrel fuel Reply
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