In Land of Blue Agave, Green Production of Tequila Takes Root With Biomass Boiler

摘要

Distiller realizes fuel savings of up to 70 percent. In the central western Mexican state of Jalisco, the process of distilling tequila is a long-honored tradition, so much so the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization named a 34,658-hectare site between the foothills of the Tequila Volcano and the valley of the Rio Grande River where blue agave, the base ingredient of tequila, grows a World Heritage Site. Because of pollution, insufficient water, and other environmental factors, agave fields in Mexico are diminishing rapidly. Some tequila distillers are taking notice and working to make their production of the spirit as eco-friendly as possible. One such distiller is Tequila Herradura in the town of Amatitan.