Celtic Renewables - Renewable Carbon News

Renewable Carbon News
Celtic Renewables

17 February 202512 February 2025

Celtic Renewables’ Welcomes Deputy First Minister at Scotland’s First Biorefinery

The company takes by-products and waste from the food, drink and agriculture industries – including by-products from whisky distillation – and turns them into high-value green chemicals, bioacetone and biobutanol

19 March 202414 March 2024

Industrial food processing residues and wastes as high-value feedstocks

NNFCC has undertaken several projects looking at biomass feedstock availability in the UK, with a particular focus on industrial food processing residues and wastes in many cases

12 July 20236 July 2023

Government Minister visits Celtic Renewables on launch of new Circular Economy Bill

New legislation to tackle waste by improving recycling rates and increasing reuse has been published by the Scottish Government

20 May 202216 May 2022

Investing in biofuels from whisky by-products – Celtic Renewables

Three Scottish companies have joined forces to accelerate what they believe to be a 'potentially world-beating' biofuel technology

17 February 202112 February 2021

Scottish industrial biotechnology community hits combined turnover milestone

Companies approach £750 million and are on course to surpass 2025 target of £900 million

13 November 20209 November 2020

Celtic Renewables Launches Crowd Fund Campaign

The new plant is expected to process around 50,000 tonnes of residues each year from the whisky industry, adding value and sustainability to one of the country’s most important sectors

2 October 20209 September 2021

Celtic Renewables Biorefinery Sparks Boost For Scotland’s Green Economic Recovery

Scotland’s ambition to develop a low carbon green bioeconomy is closer to becoming a reality

28 August 202027 August 2020

Grangemouth biofuel plant gets green light after altering design plans

A form of biofuel produced from Scotch Whisky will now be created in Grangemouth after Falkirk Council granted planning permission for a new facility

26 March 201821 March 2018

Brews, bangers and biofuels – Ireland’s bioeconomy looking up

Celtic Renewables puts whisky in the car and not just in the jar

18 December 201714 December 2017

Celtic Renewables to build whisky residue biofuel plant at Grangemouth

Celtic Renewables has developed this groundbreaking process for biobutanol which is set to revolutionise sustainable transport

8 December 20176 December 2017

Canada: Unity in the pursuit of a global bioeconomy

Climate being one of the three topics at G7 Summit in 2018 is an important opportunity for Canada to make moves toward creating a more sustainable planet

13 July 201711 July 2017

Whisky in the Jar, Whisky in Your Car – First Ever Test Drive on Whisky Biofuel

Celtic Renewables’ biobutanol was successfully tested at a 15% biobutanol blend ratio with gasoline

21 February 201717 February 2017

BIC General Assembly: Growing Membership Deepens Bioeconomy Cooperation

16 new Full members and 22 new Associate members representing a strong European cooperation on the bioeconomy

14 November 20169 November 2016

Reverdia, Gingko BioWorks, Rennovia, Leaf Resources, Mango Materials take top slots in The 40 Hottest Emerging Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy 2016-17

The rankings recognize biotechnology innovation and achievement in fuels, biobased chemicals, nutrition, health, genetics and materials

9 November 20167 November 2016

Inside the Scottish bioeconomy

An interview with Roger Kilburn, CEO IBioIC Scotland

30 August 201626 August 2016

Biofuel firm’s plans for Grangemouth

Celtic Renewables seeks planning permission for commercial-scale biobutanol plant

20 January 201619 January 2016

Biobased industry review 2015

NNFCC gives a track and analyse market, policy developments

11 January 201616 January 2016

That was the biobased year that was!

NNFCC takes a look at the highlights 2015

8 December 20157 December 2015

Biobased SMEs in north Europe backed to tune of €70m

EU investment to create 320 jobs in the near future

29 October 201526 October 2015

Butanol and The Case of a Global Sustainable Society

To Be, or Not to Be… By Dr Kapil S Lokare, Special to The Digest

23 September 201521 September 2015

DfT awards £25m to develop advanced biofuels

UK Department for Transport investing in new premises and technology

26 June 201525 June 2015

EU commission states strong support for biotech sector at the EuropaBio Biotech awards

The EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety has reiterated the EU Commission’s “strong interest and fundamental support” for the biotech sector, saying that the sector benefits “people, the economy and sustainability”

9 June 20158 June 2015

Five top European biotech SMEs to be rewarded by Commissioner Carlos Moedas and EuropaBio

No applications received in the Agricultural or Green Biotech Category

24 March 201523 March 2015

New investment takes Celtic Renewables Ltd’s valuation to £10million

Company to produce bio-butanol from waste residues of the whisky industry

5 March 20154 March 2015

History in the jar: Scottish company breakthrough produces motor fuel from distillery leftovers

Celtic Renewables has become the first in the world to produce biofuel capable of powering cars from residues of the whisky industry

More than just another roadmap

Caroline Strain, head of chemical sciences at Scottish Enterprise, discusses the opportunities created by the launch of Scotland's Biorefinery Roadmap

19 September 201418 September 2014

Celtic Renewables wins top motor industry sustainability award

Celtic Renewables has been recognised by the motor industry, winning a top honour at the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP)’s annual Low Carbon Champions awards

27 June 201427 June 2014

NNFCC assists Celtic Renewables in partnership with Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant

Collaboration will allow company to develop its process turning whisky by-products into biofuel

7 December 2012

Innovation award for pioneering biofuel firm

Celtic Renewables wins the much coveted Scottish Green Energy Best Innovation Award

6 February 2012

Events