All aboard the UKs

rst poop bus

Adam Epstein November 20, 2014

Looks lovely. (GENeco)

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Public transport powered by human waste

and sewage could be the next big trend in
sustainable energy. For real.

The UKs Bio-Bus embarked on its maiden

voyage today, running entirely on
biomethane gas produced by treating waste
and sewage at a plant run by the
biotechnology company GENeco. The 40-seat
bus operated by Bath Bus Company will
ferry passengers between Bath and Bristol
Airport. It can travel 186 miles on one tank
of gas, which requires roughly the annual
waste of ve people to ll.
 (GENeco)

The poop bus could actually improve air

quality, as biomethane produces fewer
emissions than regular diesel fuel does. In a
press release, GENeco general manager
Mohammed Saddiq said that the Bio-Bus is
actually powered by people living in the local
area, including quite possibly those on the
bus itself.

The Bio-Buss existence is not without

precedent. In 2010, the Greenfuel Company
converted a Volkswagen Beetle to run on
biogas. In 2009, the city of Oslo, Norway
converted 80 public buses to run on
biomethane. And some European countries,
like Sweden, have been using biogas to power
vehicles for years.

Toilet humor aside, biomethane gas is a

legitimate source of renewable energy.
Governments should not constipate the
efforts to introduce new forms of energy into
public transit systems. There really should be
poop buses on every street.