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   From: jerryball@lib-poop.com   
      
   The UK's first bus powered entirely by human and food waste has   
   gone into service between Bristol and Bath.   
      
   The 40-seat "Bio-Bus" runs on biomethane gas generated through   
   the treatment of sewage and food waste.   
      
   The eco-friendly vehicle can travel up to 300km (186 miles) on   
   one tank of gas, which takes the annual waste of about five   
   people to produce.   
      
   It is run by tour operator Bath Bus Company and will shuttle   
   people between Bristol Airport and Bath city centre.   
      
   The biomethane gas is generated at Bristol sewage treatment   
   works in Avonmouth, which is run by GENeco, a subsidiary of   
   Wessex Water.   
      
   GENeco general manager Mohammed Saddiq said: "Gas-powered   
   vehicles have an important role to play in improving air quality   
   in UK cities but the Bio-Bus goes further than that and is   
   actually powered by people living in the local area, including   
   quite possibly those on the bus itself."   
      
   Grey line   
   How do you power a bus with waste?   
      
   The bio-bus runs between Bath and Bristol Airport   
   A single passenger's annual food and sewage waste would fuel the   
   Bio-Bus for 37 miles (60km)   
   Its combustion engine is similar in design to diesel equivalents   
   in conventional buses   
   Compressed gas is stored in dome-like tanks on the roof of the   
   Bio-Bus   
   The gas is generated through anaerobic digestion - where oxygen   
   starved bacteria breaks down biodegradable material to produce   
   methane-rich biogas   
   To power a vehicle, the biogas undergoes "upgrading", where   
   carbon dioxide is removed and propane added   
   Impurities are removed to produce virtually odour free emissions   
   Compared to conventional diesel vehicles, up to 30% less carbon   
   dioxide is emitted   
   Grey line   
   Green capital   
   The service from the airport to Bath carries about 10,000   
   passengers each month.   
      
   Bath Bus Company's Collin Field, said: "With so much attention   
   being directed towards improving air quality generally, the   
   public reaction to the appearance of this bus on a service   
   between a world heritage city and an airport will further focus   
   on the potential for this particular fuel."   
      
   He said the bus was being launched at a very "appropriate" time,   
   as Bristol is to become the European Green Capital next year.   
      
   Bristol sewage treatment works processes around 75 million cubic   
   metres of sewage waste and 35,000 tonnes of food waste each year.   
      
   A total of 17 million cubic metres of biomethane, enough to   
   power 8,300 homes, is generated annually at the plant through a   
   process known as anaerobic digestion.   
      
   http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-30115137   
      
   Most Brits are full of shit anyway.  They'll have an endless   
   supply of fuel.   
      
       
      
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