Biomethane-powered bus launched
A consortium brought together by engineers at the University of East Anglia has launched the first bus in the UK to run on biomethane.
A consortium brought together by engineers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) has launched the first bus in the UK to run on biomethane.
The dual-fuel diesel-biomethane-powered bus made its first public showing at LCV 2009, a UK exhibition of low-carbon vehicle technology held at the Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire.
The consortium behind the new bus was led by the UEA’s Low Carbon Innovation Centre (LCIC) and included independent bus operator Anglian Bus, bus manufacturer Optare and engine conversion specialist Hardstaff Group of Nottingham.
The dual-fuel vehicle is a standard Optare Solo single-deck diesel midibus from the Anglian Bus fleet. Originally powered entirely by diesel, the Mercedes-Benz engine was adapted to run for 60 per cent to 80 per cent of the time on biomethane.
Biomethane is chemically identical to the methane in natural gas but it is made by bacterial action on biowastes. Biomethane is extracted from landfill sites or from biogas produced in purpose-built anaerobic digestion facilities.
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