Gin lovers will have the opportunity to sip on a low-carbon version of their favorite tipple this Christmas, after the Surrey Copper Distillery revealed it had successfully produced a limited edition batch of gin using hydrogen fuel.
The distillery announced earlier this month that it had produced a limited 500-bottle run of low-emission gin produced using hydrogen power.
The special edition gin was distilled using power provided by AFC Energy’s H-Power Tower hydrogen fuel cell solution, which produces electricity by combining hydrogen fuel with oxygen.
Surrey Copper Distillery said the process resulted in significantly lower CO2 emissions from the distilling process than traditional methods.
The company said the project demonstrated how hydrogen fuel could be tapped to decarbonize hundreds of gin distilleries.
The company said the project demonstrated how hydrogen fuel could be…