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Human Sewage to Power Buses in Norway

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01 Mar 2009 45 views
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Human Sewage to Power Buses in Norway
Biomethane from human waste will soon power public transportation in Norway's capital city. Starting in September 2009, the methane gas normally contributing to Global Warming, will be captured from one of Oslo's sewage plants and converted into biomethane fuel to run 200 of the city's public buses.

Biomethane from human waste will soon power public transportation in Norway's capital city. Starting in September 2009, the methane gas normally contributing to Global Warming, will be captured from one of Oslo's sewage plants and converted into biomethane fuel to run 200 of the city's public buses. (Read more at EcoWorldly.com)

Thanks to Brooke Estin for the story tip via Twitter!

(Photo by Seansie via Flickr, under a Creative Commons license)

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