The legendary province of Bordeaux, known worldwide for its wine products, has every chance of becoming a full-fledged supplier of automotive fuel worldwide.

This was reported by representatives of the Cooperative Union of Winemakers of Aquitaine. They emphasized that grape meal can become the basis for fuel.

It turned out that the raw materials that remain as a result of the production of the legendary French wines are easily processed into an "energy" for regular buses.

“Every year, winemakers utilize about 100 thousand tons of grape meal,” says Jerome Boudois, head of Raisinor France Alcool. “And earlier it could not even have occurred to the winegrowers that this raw material could serve as the basis for refueling a whole thousand buses.” Yes, the fuel consumption is higher. “Than gasoline or diesel, but the environmental impact is many times less!”

According to Boudois, when comparing grape meal with diesel fuel, a car fueled with grape fuel produces more than 80% less carbon dioxide. And half as much nitric oxide.

“Today, such fuel is not fiction or a plan for the future, but the real reality,” says Jacques. “Indeed, a bus filled with“ oil cake ”is already running in the province of Bordeaux.”