Bristol ‘Poo Poos’ Number Two Bus Plan

Feedstocks, Not Agriculture, UK (United Kingdom)

November 23, 2016

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(Bioenergy Insight) Plans to roll out a fleet of “poo buses” have gone down the toilet after the government turned down a funding bid, according to media reports.

The UK’s first “Bio-Bus” launched on the number two route in Bristol, in March 2015. The bus ran on gas produced by human and food waste.

Following a successful trial First Group and rival operator Wessex Bus had hoped to run fleets of bio buses.

However, according to the BBC, the bid was rejected by The Office for Low Emission Vehicles.

The “poo bus” initiative was led by Wessex Water’s renewable energy company GENeco to show how biomethane gas – produced during the treatment of sewage and organic waste – could be used as a sustainable alternative to traditional fossil fuels to power vehicles and homes. READ MORE

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