New PooBus runs on poop gas!
All aboard the poo bus Wastewater powered bus goes into service in the UK - WaterWorld
THE UK’s first ever bus powered on wastewater and food waste has taken to the road today, powered by biomethane generated at Bristol sewage treatment works – a plant run by GENeco, a subsidiary of utility Wessex Water.
The 40-seater “Bio-Bus” can travel up to 300km on a full tank of biogas. The Bristol wastewater treatment plant treats around 75 million cubic metres of wastewater and 35,000 tonnes of food waste per year, collected from households, supermarkets and food manufacturers.
Usinganaerobic digestion, 17 million cubic metres of biomethane is generated a year at the Bristol plant – the equivalent of meeting the power needs of 8,300 homes. A newly built gas plant injects the gas into the grid.
The “Bio-Bus” will be used to take passengers from Bath to Bristol airport, with up to 10,000 passengers expected to use the service per month.
All aboard the poo bus Wastewater powered bus goes into service in the UK - WaterWorld
THE UK’s first ever bus powered on wastewater and food waste has taken to the road today, powered by biomethane generated at Bristol sewage treatment works – a plant run by GENeco, a subsidiary of utility Wessex Water.
The 40-seater “Bio-Bus” can travel up to 300km on a full tank of biogas. The Bristol wastewater treatment plant treats around 75 million cubic metres of wastewater and 35,000 tonnes of food waste per year, collected from households, supermarkets and food manufacturers.
Usinganaerobic digestion, 17 million cubic metres of biomethane is generated a year at the Bristol plant – the equivalent of meeting the power needs of 8,300 homes. A newly built gas plant injects the gas into the grid.
The “Bio-Bus” will be used to take passengers from Bath to Bristol airport, with up to 10,000 passengers expected to use the service per month.
