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Diageo India Leads Industry-First Water Stewardship Initiative – Using Water Made Purely From Sunlight and Air in an Alcoholic Beverage

Godawan, Diageo India’s artisanal single malt whisky will be made with renewable, sustainable drinking water using patented SOURCE® Hydropanel technology. SOURCE® Hydropanels are expected to generate up to 27,000 liters of water drawn from the sky per month, protecting and saving groundwater.

• Godawan, Diageo India’s artisanal single malt whisky to be made with renewable, sustainable drinking water using patented SOURCE® Hydropanel technology
• SOURCE® Hydropanels are expected to generate up to 27,000 liters of water drawn from the sky per month, protecting and saving groundwater.

WD News: Diageo India, a beverage alcohol company has announced a first-of-a-kind water stewardship initiative in partnership with SOURCE Global, PBC. The company’s SOURCE® Hydropanels, a technology that uses the sun to draw pure, constantly replenished water vapor out of the sky, will produce premium water for Godawan, Diageo India’s artisanal single malt whisky.

As the technology partner, SOURCE Global will build a 200-panel water farm in Alwar, Rajasthan. Initially, the installation is expected to generate 9,000 litres of water within the first six months and will further scale up to produce around 27,000 litres of water per month after a year. Because SOURCE® is drawn from pure and constantly replenished water in the sky, the project will save groundwater. Godawan, Diageo India’s artisanal single malt whisky, produced in the warm and dry Alwar region of Rajasthan, will be the first beverage alcohol brand to use SOURCE® water.

Because SOURCE® water is locally made, it reflects the unique terroir of the region. SOURCE Hydropanels also operate off-grid and without electricity or traditional piped water infrastructure, reducing the carbon emissions associated with treating and transporting potable water.

Hina Nagarajan, MD & CEO, of Diageo India, said, “This will help us conserve groundwater considerably. This is a step forward in our journey to be part of the solution in water-stressed geographies.”

“As the first company to use renewable water in an alcohol brand, Diageo India is serving the growing demand for premium, sustainable products in an incredibly unique and powerful way,” said Neil Grimmer, Brand President of SOURCE Global, PBC. “The world, especially in already water-stressed regions like Rajasthan, is now facing the harsh realities of climate change, and Diageo is leading the way toward a more secure and sustainable future.”

Source: Diageo India
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