ALTERNATIVE FUEL: Human Excrement * Norway - Poo Power! Oslo Buses to Run on Biomethane
Citizens of Norway will soon be able to ride around town on buses powered by nothing other than methane from human excrement...
Oslo,Norway -WorldChanging/ EarthFirst.com/EarthBlips, by Stephanie Rogers -1 Feb 2009: -- In Oslo, air pollution from public and private transport has increased by approximately 10% since 2000, contributing to more than 50% of total CO2 emissions in the city ...Biomethane is a by-product of treated sewage. Microbes break down the raw material and release the gas, which can then be used in slightly modified engines. Previously at one of the sewage plants in the city half of the gas was flared off, emitting 17,00 tonnes of CO2. From September 2009, this gas will be trapped and converted into biomethane to run 200 of the city's public buses... It’s emissions-free, hardly costs a thing and doesn’t require drilling into the earth’s surface. Every single person in Oslo will be contributing something very personal toward this new method of powering the city’s buses... Labels: alternative fuel
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