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Human Poop-Powered Bus Hits UK Roads
Posted on 11/20/14 at 11:53 am
Posted on 11/20/14 at 11:53 am
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You wouldn’t think that human poop has many uses, but it turns out that the UK is using brown to go green. As of today, Britain’s first “poo bus” will be shuttling passengers between the city of Bath and Bristol Airport. And yes, you guessed it: it’s powered by human waste, alongside food waste.
This “Bio-bus” runs on biomethane gas, which is produced from the treatment of human sewage and food that is unsuitable for human consumption. It has a combustion engine that is similar to diesel engines in normal buses, but the gas is stored in dome-like tanks on the roof.
The gas is generated using anaerobic (oxygen hating) bacteria, which break down the waste into methane-rich gas. Before it can be used to power buses, CO2 is removed and propane is added. Other impurities are also removed so that the emissions are virtually odorless (thank goodness). It also produces fewer overall emissions than traditional diesel engines, and is obviously more sustainable.
Just one person’s annual food and sewage waste is enough to fuel the bus for 60 kilometers (37 miles). One tank is sufficient for a 300 kilometer (186 mile) journey, which is about five people’s annual waste.
The company behind the gas, GENco, produces approximately 17 million cubic meters of biomethane annually, which is enough to power around 8,300 homes. And as of this week, they’ve started injecting gas generated from human and food waste into the national gas grid network.
“A home generated green gas, biomethane, is capable of replacing around 10% of the UK’s domestic gas needs and is currently the only renewable fuel available for HGVs,” said Charlotte Morton, chief executive of the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association. “The bus also clearly shows that human poo and our waste food are valuable resources
Posted on 11/20/14 at 11:55 am to JOJO Hammer
The style looks shitty
Posted on 11/20/14 at 11:56 am to JOJO Hammer
quote:I bet it looks like shite
but the gas is stored in dome-like tanks on the roof.
This post was edited on 11/20/14 at 12:08 pm
Posted on 11/20/14 at 11:58 am to yankeeundercover
Germans...cars have been running on gas for years.
Posted on 11/20/14 at 11:59 am to JOJO Hammer
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Just one person’s annual food and sewage waste is enough to fuel the bus for 60 kilometers (37 miles)
Well the good news is if they're ever out somewhere and run out of fuel all they have to do have one of the passengers take a shite in the fuel tank and they'll be back on the road in no time.
Posted on 11/20/14 at 11:59 am to JOJO Hammer
If more towns started utilizing that technology it would be the shite.
Posted on 11/20/14 at 12:02 pm to Darth_Vader
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Well the good news is if they're ever out somewhere and run out of fuel all they have to do have one of the passengers take a shite in the fuel tank and they'll be back on the road in no time.
Your joke doesn't make sense because there isn't an anaerobic digested on board.
Posted on 11/20/14 at 12:04 pm to Bmath
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Your joke doesn't make sense because there isn't an anaerobic digested on board.
Well, that stinks.
Posted on 11/20/14 at 12:14 pm to Darth_Vader
Also, I hate to be anal, but the math doesn't work out either. One person produces enough waste annually to create enough fuel for the bus to go 37 miles. Therefore, assuming the bus had the capability to directly convert feces into fuel that would only allow the bus to travel about 500 feet or less.
Posted on 11/20/14 at 12:16 pm to UserName69
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Germans...cars have been running on gas for years.
I chuckled.
Posted on 11/20/14 at 12:17 pm to Bmath
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Therefore, assuming the bus had the capability to directly convert feces into fuel that would only allow the bus to travel about 500 feet or less.
I have good days and bad days, and could've ran one in the passing lane for half a mile yesterday.
Posted on 11/20/14 at 12:22 pm to JOJO Hammer
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The gas is generated using anaerobic (oxygen hating) bacteria, which break down the waste into methane-rich gas. Before it can be used to power buses, CO2 is removed and propane is added. Other impurities are also removed so that the emissions are virtually odorless (thank goodness). It also produces fewer overall emissions than traditional diesel engines, and is obviously more sustainable.
Just one person’s annual food and sewage waste is enough to fuel the bus for 60 kilometers (37 miles). One tank is sufficient for a 300 kilometer (186 mile) journey, which is about five people’s annual waste
I bet after St Patty's day I could fuel it all by myself. Crawfish and green beer plus brisket fries from a food truck
Posted on 11/20/14 at 12:25 pm to JOJO Hammer
Sounds like it gets shitty gas mileage.
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