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03/07/2008
Royal Aston Martin 'Gets Oiled' With Wine
Prince Charles has converted his Aston Martin to run on biofuel made from surplus wine, his office has said.
The car, which was a 21st birthday present from (his mum) Queen Elizabeth, has been converted to run on 100% bioethanol as a way of reducing his carbon emissions, Clarence House have confirmed.
Aston Martin contacted Gloucester-based Green Fuels for help with the job and the company bought in 8,000 litres of suplus white wine from a nearby vineyard – for just 1p a litre – and ran it through their distillery.
The owner of the vineyard has not been identified, perhaps in fear of being hassled by freeloaders in search of cheap wine.
A spokesperon for Clarence House has said the vineyard is close to Prince Charle's Highgrove Estate.
The prince has also converted several of his other cars, an Audi and a Range Rover to run on 100% biodiesel fuel made from used cooking oil.
A report detailing the Royal Household's income and activities over the past year has revealed that Charles and his family have reduced their carbon footprint by 18% last year after switching to green electricity supplies.
Charles, 59, is active in environmental charties and his food company, Duchy Originals, uses ingredients produced at his organic farm in Cornwall, southwest England.
Green Fuels says that wine used for bioethanol comes from current vintage that remains after English wine producers reach the EU limit for annual wine production.
James Hygate at Green Fuels said: "Anything that contains alcohol can be distilled in the same way you produce vodka and whisky. The only waste is fruit juice, and that is sent off to make biogas for electricity," he said.
The company provided biodiesel to power the royal train last year.
There are currently more than 1250 Green Fuels processors in the UK and Ireland.
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The car, which was a 21st birthday present from (his mum) Queen Elizabeth, has been converted to run on 100% bioethanol as a way of reducing his carbon emissions, Clarence House have confirmed.
Aston Martin contacted Gloucester-based Green Fuels for help with the job and the company bought in 8,000 litres of suplus white wine from a nearby vineyard – for just 1p a litre – and ran it through their distillery.
The owner of the vineyard has not been identified, perhaps in fear of being hassled by freeloaders in search of cheap wine.
A spokesperon for Clarence House has said the vineyard is close to Prince Charle's Highgrove Estate.
The prince has also converted several of his other cars, an Audi and a Range Rover to run on 100% biodiesel fuel made from used cooking oil.
A report detailing the Royal Household's income and activities over the past year has revealed that Charles and his family have reduced their carbon footprint by 18% last year after switching to green electricity supplies.
Charles, 59, is active in environmental charties and his food company, Duchy Originals, uses ingredients produced at his organic farm in Cornwall, southwest England.
Green Fuels says that wine used for bioethanol comes from current vintage that remains after English wine producers reach the EU limit for annual wine production.
James Hygate at Green Fuels said: "Anything that contains alcohol can be distilled in the same way you produce vodka and whisky. The only waste is fruit juice, and that is sent off to make biogas for electricity," he said.
The company provided biodiesel to power the royal train last year.
There are currently more than 1250 Green Fuels processors in the UK and Ireland.
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