Wake Up and Smell the Traffic? London Tries Coffee to Power Buses
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Wake Up and Smell the Traffic? London Tries Coffee to Power Buses
tilled, blended and mixed with mineral diesel, that odor is removed." Despite their traditional penchant for tea, Londoners drink an average
of 2.3 cups of coffee a day, producing about 200,000 tons of used grounds, the news release said. that but once it is processed, dis
Such was the vehicle’s lumbering notoriety that a musical duo popular in the 1950s
and ’60s, Flanders and Swann, composed a tongue-in-cheek panegyric to the "London Transport diesel-engined 97-horsepower omnibus." They called their song "A Transport of Delight." On Monday, though, the city’s 9,500 buses — still mostly painted red — laid claim to a fresher narrative.
At present, according to Transport for London, which operates London’s public transportation system, the city authorities want to ensure
that increasing numbers of buses are fueled by a blend of diesel and biofuels made of products such as waste cooking oil and tallow from meat processing companies.
On Monday, in a much-hyped debut, a company called Bio-bean, in partnership with the oil giant Royal Dutch Shell, introduced relatively
small amounts of oil produced from coffee grounds into the mix of diesel and biofuels mandated by the city authorities.
"Roughly speaking, more than 9,000 Londoners die prematurely because of the poor-quality air." His remarks were made as the authorities introduced a charge for people driving into the city center in vehicles powered by engines
that do not meet the latest European Union emissions standards, usually older diesel-powered models.
Given the tiny proportion of coffee-based oil in the bus fuel, there was no immediate, empirical indication
that the noisome whiff of central London’s air would turn into the alluring aroma of, say, a Roman cafe, or even a Starbucks.
tilled, blended and mixed with mineral diesel, that odor is removed." Despite their traditional penchant for tea, Londoners drink an average
of 2.3 cups of coffee a day, producing about 200,000 tons of used grounds, the news release said. that but once it is processed, dis
Such was the vehicle’s lumbering notoriety that a musical duo popular in the 1950s
and ’60s, Flanders and Swann, composed a tongue-in-cheek panegyric to the "London Transport diesel-engined 97-horsepower omnibus." They called their song "A Transport of Delight." On Monday, though, the city’s 9,500 buses — still mostly painted red — laid claim to a fresher narrative.
At present, according to Transport for London, which operates London’s public transportation system, the city authorities want to ensure
that increasing numbers of buses are fueled by a blend of diesel and biofuels made of products such as waste cooking oil and tallow from meat processing companies.
On Monday, in a much-hyped debut, a company called Bio-bean, in partnership with the oil giant Royal Dutch Shell, introduced relatively
small amounts of oil produced from coffee grounds into the mix of diesel and biofuels mandated by the city authorities.
"Roughly speaking, more than 9,000 Londoners die prematurely because of the poor-quality air." His remarks were made as the authorities introduced a charge for people driving into the city center in vehicles powered by engines
that do not meet the latest European Union emissions standards, usually older diesel-powered models.
Given the tiny proportion of coffee-based oil in the bus fuel, there was no immediate, empirical indication
that the noisome whiff of central London’s air would turn into the alluring aroma of, say, a Roman cafe, or even a Starbucks.