ALTERNATIVE FUEL * UK - Sainsbury’s to use landfill gas to power delivery lorries
Grocery giant Sainsbury's is to use a bio-methane combination fuel in its heavy duty diesel lorries used on its Bristol to Dartmouth distribution route
Bristol,UK -New Energy Focus -20 Aug 2008: -- The move follows a trial of the "Genesis" Dual-Fuel, provided by US-owned company Clean Air Power... The combination fuel involves a mixture of standard diesel and methane gas sourced from a landfill site in Surrey, provided by Gasrec ... The "Running on Rubbish" initiative will operate on the 500km round trip from the Sainsbury's distribution centre at Emerald Park in Bristol to the supermarket's new environmental store in Dartmouth... As the fuel has been developed for an ordinary diesel engine, Sainsbury's will be able to use its existing fleet of Mercedes-Benz Axor lorries. The technology patented by Clean Air Power allows an existing diesel engine to operate on a combination of diesel and methane with minimal change required to the base engine. Up to 80% of diesel can be substituted by methane depending on the conditions... And, according to the makers of the fuel, the diesel engine's performance is maintained at a reduced cost when compared to using normal diesel fuel, and produces a marked reduction in carbon emissions...Labels: alternative fuel
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