How Wuliangye strives to become a "zero-carbon wine enterprise" from the feed of a group of scalpers.
China Fortune Network News In Junlian County, a group of strong oxen are fed. They grow up among the green mountains and green waters in southern Sichuan, eating distiller’s grains shipped from Wuliangye Company, which is 93 kilometers away.
Will scalpers who eat distiller’s grains get drunk? The cattle breeder in Junlian replied, "Distiller’s grains do contain a certain amount of alcohol, but it is beneficial for the cattle to lie down and ruminate with peace of mind after eating, which has the positive effect of promoting the cattle to grow fatter and shortening the slaughter rate. Feeding the yellow cattle with distiller’s grains for about 20 to 30 days will find that their fur is brighter and softer. "
It is reported that as cattle feed, distiller’s grains have the characteristics of good palatability and easy digestion, and can also effectively prevent rumen gas in cattle. Cattle breeder said, "The distiller’s grains of Wuliangye Company have a particularly good nutritional value, and its ingredients include sorghum, rice, glutinous rice, wheat and corn for brewing Wuliangye, and the nutritional value is much higher than that of general roughage and single grain distiller’s grains."

Cattle growing up eating distiller’s grains (photography/Yang Bo)
Waste grains can not only raise cattle, but also generate electricity.
Through the investment in science and technology and environmental protection, Wuliangye makes the waste grains harmless and efficient, and realizes recycling. The person in charge of Wuliangye Environmental Protection Industry Co., Ltd. said, "Wuliangye produces about 600,000 tons of waste grains a year, which is very rich in organic matter. Half of these waste grains are used as feed for raising cattle in Sichuan, Shaanxi, Hunan and other places; The other half, through the biomass power generation project, not only the steam generated by combustion is used for brewing, but also the green energy is provided, and the’ coming from the land to the land’ is realized, and the waste is zero, which can also bring hundreds of millions of yuan in income. "
Wuliangye not only properly treats the solid waste from distiller’s grains, but also treats the wastewater and biogas produced by brewing properly. The biogas power generation project of Wuliangye’s wastewater treatment station comprehensively utilizes the biogas produced by anaerobic fermentation in the wastewater station to turn waste into treasure. Through the gas-fired generator set, the biogas is converted into electric energy, which can be used by the electric energy in the plant area to realize the comprehensive utilization of combustible organic matter. It is a demonstration project of ecological environmental protection with economic, environmental and social benefits. At present, three 500KW generators with a total of 1,500 kW have been set up and put into operation in the power generation project, with an average daily biogas utilization of more than 16,000 cubic meters and power generation of more than 30,000 kWh.
Build a wetland system and purify the wastewater that has reached the standard.
The beauty of Wuliangye lies in the green mountains and green waters, and the beauty lies in the green ecology. In 2017, Wuliangye started the comprehensive management project of Songgong River (Wuliangye Section), including dredging and basement restoration of Songgong River (Wuliangye Section), ecological restoration of the upper reaches of Songgong River (bank slope), upgrading and construction of environmental protection ecological wetlands, and ecological enhanced interception of the lower reaches of Songgong River at the mouth of Minjiang River. Now, this project has become a punching place in online celebrity. From a high altitude, the whole wetland presents the shape of Wuliangye LOGO. The pattern lines of LOGO are fields, which divide the whole wetland into seven or eight ponds. The ponds are full of reeds and aquatic plants, and it has also become a paradise for many wild animals such as wild ducks and waterfowl.

Wuliangye Environmental Protection Ecological Wetland Project (Source: Wuliangye Group)
The person in charge of Wuliangye Environmental Protection Industry Co., Ltd. said that the wetland system has a very strong ecological function and there is no secondary pollution. Liquor-making water from Wuliangye, which has reached the national discharge standard after treatment, passes through four layers of ecological fillers, namely quartz sand, volcanic rock, iron slag and gravel, which are vertically distributed in the wetland, and is filtered, adsorbed and precipitated, and the microorganisms in the wetland are degraded and absorbed by the roots of plants, thus achieving secondary purification, exceeding the discharge standards of Minjiang River and Tuojiang River, and returning to nature with clear water. At present, Wuliangye is actively exploring to further use wetland purified water to water green plants and flush public toilets, so as to reduce the demand for nature.
It is the concrete embodiment of Wuliangye’s implementation of ecological civilization to fully protect the ecological beauty of sky blue and clear water. Wuliangye environmental protection ecological wetland project not only improved the ecological environment of the river and its surrounding areas, but also improved the water quality of Songgong River, and helped the construction of ecological barriers in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. It became the first demonstration project of wastewater ecological treatment in the liquor industry in China, which was fully affirmed by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment.
An unwritten rule, Wuliangye has been practicing for 40 years.
Forty years ago, when Wuliangye expanded its Jiangbei base and planted the first tree, it formed an unwritten rule that the trees in the park were only pruned and not cut down. Nowadays, bathed in river breeze and wine fragrance, these trees have grown into dense forests. This rule has never changed. Wuliangye keeps planting trees, building wetlands and expanding the green planting area of Wuliangye.
On June 18th, Li Shuguang, Chairman of Wuliangye Group, said at the shareholders’ meeting that we should adhere to ecological priority and green development, and accelerate the establishment of a "zero-carbon wine enterprise". He emphasized that "to strengthen the construction of ecological barriers in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, adhere to the Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets, and make food is to make ecology. We should carry out carbon emission reduction, carbon absorption and carbon finance, strengthen energy planning, closely follow the national goal of’ peak carbon dioxide emissions, carbon neutrality’, and speed up the preparation of the strategic plan of’ zero carbon wine enterprises’."
In order to realize the strategic goal of "zero-carbon wine enterprise" at an early date, Wuliangye has formulated two strategic arrangements: First, it has strengthened its energy resources planning and full-cycle operation management and control capabilities. Through the work of carbon emission reduction, carbon absorption and carbon finance, we will strive to be the forerunner of carbon neutral culture in China’s brewing industry; The second is to fully implement green and low-carbon energy. Vigorously develop electric energy substitution and circular economy, realize the full recycling of distiller’s grains, and intelligently manage energy at the energy supply end, consumption end, energy efficiency improvement and management side, so as to achieve comprehensive energy consumption reaching the leading level in the industry. (Tao Ye)









