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| Photo courtesy of GENeco. |
How it works
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| Image courtesy of GENeco. |
The process starts with a flush. Waste then travels to the local GENeco facility where it is subject to anaerobic digestion. This process converts the disgusting sludge that is household waste into a usable gas. Fill up the Bio-Bug and off you go! According to GENeco, "just 70 homes in Bristol is enough to power the Bio-Bug for a year, based on an annual mileage of 10,000 miles."
I'd drive that.
ReplyDeleteSo would I. Maybe this is the break through needed to move away from fossil fuels. Smart cars just have too many limitations to be feasible for everyone.
DeleteUntil something like this becomes feasible on a large scale, vehicles could easily be converted to run on natural gas...it's still a fossil fuel but there's vast reserves under the US so converting to it would end our dependence on foreign oil.
DeleteRight now it's mainly being done with localized bus and truck fleets due to lack of refueling infrastructure but it could actually be done on a large scale to serve in the interim while new cleaner, greener energy technology is developed.
Intriguing.....sort of a kill two birds with one stone concept. How much does it cost? Cost is the killer keeping so many promising alternatives from joining the mainstream. If more people adopted it, the cost would come down...but until the cost comes down most can't afford it. Catch 22.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry; but, I don't have an answer for you now. While GENeco's article was interesting to review, it really gives pretty poor information. I will probably do a post on bio-gas at some point to give some actual information on this. If you stick around, I may have an answer to your question then.
DeleteYou bring up a really good point about why moving away from dependence on traditional energy sources is so hard. Small demand requires higher prices to turn a profit, higher prices make an alternative energy source less available.
I wonder if it stinks when it backfires? ;)
ReplyDeleteJokes aside, cars already stink when they backfire. I bet it would just stink in a different way, like how diesel smells different from gas.
Deletethis sounds great. just think if you had a motorhome you could refill as you go.
ReplyDeleteThat's a neat idea. Unfortunately, I don't think it can work that way. The waste has to be processed and the methane released during the processing be collected to be used as fuel. Stick around for a post better explaining how bio-gas works in the future.
DeleteIts looking great and I really hope that it would be great while driving too :)What about its Carburetor how it works than as its on Mathaen Gas..!
ReplyDeleteI like this car idea, I want to like drive this quality car. It really will be so cute for environment.
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