Cork scientist plans to bring whiskey waste biofuel operation to Ireland

UCC graduate and biofuel expert is running a crowdfunding campaign to fund completion of biorefinery

Macroom native, Prof. Martin Tangney, whose company plans to convert 50,000 tonnes annually of Scotland's whiskey waste into renewable fuels. Mr Tangney has set his sights on doing the same in Ireland.

An Irish scientist shaking up the Scottish whiskey industry with plans to convert 50,000 tonnes annually of its waste into renewable fuel has set his sights on similar plans for his native land.

Internationally-recognised expert on biofuel production and UCC graduate, Professor Martin Tangney, is launching a crowdfunding campaign to fund the completion of Scotland’s first biorefinery.