{"id":64,"date":"2015-04-09T12:11:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-09T19:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/paulblog\/?p=64"},"modified":"2015-04-09T12:11:00","modified_gmt":"2015-04-09T19:11:00","slug":"bristols-poo-powered-bus-cradle-to-grave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/paulblog\/2015\/04\/09\/bristols-poo-powered-bus-cradle-to-grave\/","title":{"rendered":"Bristol&#8217;s Poo-Powered Bus, Cradle to Grave?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In class, we have been talking \u300cCradle to Cradle\u300dor \u300cCradle to Grave\u300d, but both concepts are more likely applied to tangible products. However, recently, Geneco, which is a company to offer waste recycling and renewable energy solutions, created by Bio-Bus to improve air qualities in UK. I think taking advantage of our sewage and food waste is some kind of\u00a0\u300cCradle to Grave.\u300d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"#BioBus \u2013 The UK\u2019s first food and poo-powered bus\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x2R_MaWFABo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This 40-seater Bio-Bus, which run on biogas generated from food waste and human poo, can travel up to\u00a0300 km with a full tank of gas. Through sewage and food waste which unfit for human digestion and consumption,\u00a0Geneco is able to generate enough biomethane to provide supply of gas to fuel the Bio-Bus. It also can mitigate our reliance on fossil fuel, meaning decrease greenhouse gas emissions as well. And more surprisingly, the biogas can not only be used for fuelling the bus, but also be produced energy to household and gas vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Why i think Bio-Bus is using the concept of Cradle to Grave? We can more realise from the picture below. Our sewage and food waste are processed by\u00a0anaerobic digestion. This\u00a0completely natural process in which microorganisms break down biodegradable materials in\u00a0sewage and food waste in the absence of oxygen produces biogas. Moreover, Biogas is supplied to power bus, vehicle and even to households. And after using the energy produced by Biogas to live, people will generate more food waste and sewage, therefore, more biogas will be produced. Instead of wasting our poos and food waste in landfills and\u00a0incinerators,\u00a0Geneco capitalise and &#8220;take care&#8221; of them to produce biogas to improve air qualities and make the whole society more sustainable.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-65\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/paulblog\/files\/2015\/04\/flow-diagram-small-300x268.jpg\" alt=\"flow-diagram-small\" width=\"300\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/paulblog\/files\/2015\/04\/flow-diagram-small-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/paulblog\/files\/2015\/04\/flow-diagram-small.jpg 404w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This example also reminds me the video talked in the class, which is the water made from poo and other waste by Bill Gates&#8217; organization. It is such a surprise that our sewage and food waste are so valuable (if you process them properly!) and they even can sustain our life.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Janicki Omniprocessor\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bVzppWSIFU0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>References:<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.sustainablebrands.com\/news_and_views\/waste_not\/sustainable_brands\/bristols_poo-powered_bus_now_running_regular_route<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.geneco.uk.com\/Default.aspx<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In class, we have been talking \u300cCradle to Cradle\u300dor \u300cCradle to Grave\u300d, but both concepts are more likely applied to tangible products. 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