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Author:  wannabeeahack [ Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Oh look, new fuel for cars....
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A "poo-powered" VW Beetle has taken to the streets of Bristol in an attempt to encourage sustainable motoring.

The Bio-Bug runs on processed methane gas generated as part of the raw sewage treatment process.

Engineers from Wessex Water estimate the waste from 70 homes would generate enough gas to run the car for 10,000 miles (16,100km).

Despite being powered by fuel created from sewage, the car does not smell unpleasant.



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-10881080



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Thousands of people have done this. There are 400.000 methane burning cars in Italy, and in one town in Italy (I forgot which), all the taxis run on methane, on a commercially produced fuel called Metano.


http://www.truehealth.org/methane.html
Author:  toots [ Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:18 pm ]
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Despite being powered by fuel created from sewage, the car does not smell unpleasant


I have to say they read my mind :lol:
Author:  bloodnock [ Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:19 pm ]
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Engineers from Wessex Water estimate the waste from 70 homes would generate enough gas to run the car for 10,000 miles (16,100km


Well.......providing only 1 house in 70 owns a small car then we are on a winner #-o
Author:  toots [ Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:25 pm ]
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bloodnock wrote:
Engineers from Wessex Water estimate the waste from 70 homes would generate enough gas to run the car for 10,000 miles (16,100km


Well.......providing only 1 house in 70 owns a small car then we are on a winner #-o


Well considering the average motorists doesn't do 10,000 miles in a year it can support more than one vehicle per 70 homes :lol:
Author:  bloodnock [ Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:27 pm ]
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toots wrote:
bloodnock wrote:
Engineers from Wessex Water estimate the waste from 70 homes would generate enough gas to run the car for 10,000 miles (16,100km


Well.......providing only 1 house in 70 owns a small car then we are on a winner #-o


Well considering the average motorists doesn't do 10,000 miles in a year it can support more than one vehicle per 70 homes :lol:



Id need around 280 homes just to run one car..Id better start being nice to the neighbours now. :lol:
Author:  toots [ Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:31 pm ]
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bloodnock wrote:
toots wrote:
bloodnock wrote:
Engineers from Wessex Water estimate the waste from 70 homes would generate enough gas to run the car for 10,000 miles (16,100km


Well.......providing only 1 house in 70 owns a small car then we are on a winner #-o


Well considering the average motorists doesn't do 10,000 miles in a year it can support more than one vehicle per 70 homes :lol:



Id need around 280 homes just to run one car..Id better start being nice to the neighbours now. :lol:


Are bragging about the amount of milage you cover with only 1 car, got more than 1 car have we. They be calling you a taxi baron next ffs :lol: :lol:
Author:  wannabeeahack [ Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:44 pm ]
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if the total poo production of every house and farm in the UK made methane Shell and BP would be s.hit up
Author:  Sussex [ Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:46 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Oh look, new fuel for cars....
wannabeeahack wrote:
A "poo-powered" VW Beetle has taken to the streets of Bristol in an attempt to encourage sustainable motoring.

A dung Beetle. :wink:
Author:  toots [ Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:48 pm ]
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wannabeeahack wrote:
if the total poo production of every house and farm in the UK made methane Shell and BP would be s.hit up


I doubt it, they would be investing if they thought it was competition and viable
Author:  gusmac [ Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:50 pm ]
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Sounds like a load of sh*t :shock: :lol:
Author:  bloodnock [ Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:52 pm ]
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toots wrote:
bloodnock wrote:
toots wrote:
bloodnock wrote:
Engineers from Wessex Water estimate the waste from 70 homes would generate enough gas to run the car for 10,000 miles (16,100km


Well.......providing only 1 house in 70 owns a small car then we are on a winner #-o


Well considering the average motorists doesn't do 10,000 miles in a year it can support more than one vehicle per 70 homes :lol:



Id need around 280 homes just to run one car..Id better start being nice to the neighbours now. :lol:


Are bragging about the amount of milage you cover with only 1 car, got more than 1 car have we. They be calling you a taxi baron next ffs :lol: :lol:



My dear Toots.........why should I brag about being a Taxi baron...I dont even own a Taxi [-(

The only thing I've ever bragged about (and still do) is that I once met Toots...the real McCoy .......ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh \:D/
Author:  toots [ Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:59 pm ]
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My dear Toots.........why should I brag about being a Taxi baron...I dont even own a Taxi


I was going to say 'if it wasn't for the fact that you was ph they'd be calling you a taxi baron, but, then I wasn't quite sure :oops: :D
Author:  bloodnock [ Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:02 pm ]
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toots wrote:
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My dear Toots.........why should I brag about being a Taxi baron...I dont even own a Taxi


I was going to say 'if it wasn't for the fact that you was ph they'd be calling you a taxi baron, but, then I wasn't quite sure :oops: :D


Dont worry toots...Im not on a Transvehicle Journey..Im straight PH.. :wink:
Author:  wannabeeahack [ Thu Aug 05, 2010 10:01 pm ]
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toots wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
if the total poo production of every house and farm in the UK made methane Shell and BP would be s.hit up


I doubt it, they would be investing if they thought it was competition and viable


you can bet they are, just not shouting about it, they are after all a "petro-chemical" company with fingers in pies
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