Biotechnology
We are reimagining by-products waste and residues in the circular economy.
By-products, residues & waste
Using our unique technology, we take low-value byproducts, residues and wastes from existing local producers like discarded potatoes from agriculture or pot ale and draff from whisky distillers. We ferment them in our biorefinery to make high-value green chemicals, for example:
- Pot ale, which is a co-product liquid of the malt whisky distilling process.
- Draff, which is the residual barley left in the distillery pre-fermentation mash-tuns.
BIOTECHNOLOGY
Technology
Our biorefining technology can be implemented anywhere in the world where there is a ready local supply of ‘ingredients’. We’ve already identified a wide range of suitable by-products, residues and waste sources from the food and drink industry and agriculture, enough to meet the global demand for green chemicals and replace dependence on fossil-fuel based equivalents.
Research & Innovation
Our new Research & Innovation lab is based at Edinburgh Napier University. Celtic Renewables has a long running relationship with the University with notable alumni including Celtic Renewables’ Founder Professor Martin Tangney OBE and Research and Innovation Director Dr Eve Bird. The University provides us with access to resources, equipment and transferable skills. It also offers us access to a unique intelligence network.
Our Lab
24/7 operation
The lab operates 24/7, with a young, diverse multinational team of 10 scientists, analysts and researchers led by Dr Eve Bird who presents regularly at University seminars to look for collaborative opportunities across different scientific disciplines.
Future research
Lab work is focused on future ingredients’ research, culture strain creation and expanding the company’s IP portfolio, as well supporting the optimisation of the manufacturing process being implemented at our Caledon Green plant, and subsequent plants.
IBioIC membership
The Lab is a member of Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC). Dr Eve Bird is a guest lecturer for the centre and also invests time inspiring influencers, providing STEM outreach as a schools’ ambassador and sits on the Strategy Board for Interface funding body which enables business-academic collaborations for economic and societal benefit in Scotland.
About Us
We’re leading the green chemical revolution
We’re helping to drive the transition to a Net Zero, Nature Positive World through defossilisation. A world where sustainable, biologically derived green chemicals, produced in harmony with planet earth replace our dependence on fossil-fuel equivalents.
