London buses to run on ‘chip fat’ in pilot scheme
News
22 Nov 2013
120 buses that run on diesel made from used chip fat and other food waste will be trailed in a new pilot scheme spearheaded by the Mayor of London.
All of the buses that run from the Barking depot will now run on a blend of 80 per cent regular diesel and 20 per cent biodiesel, an environmentally friendly fuel which will help cut carbon emissions of each bus by about 15 per cent.
A total of 10 routes which operate from the Barking depot will now run on the new fuel and a 50,000 litre storage tank has been installed at the garage, enabling the biofuel to be mixed on-site, reducing costs and lowering carbon emissions.
London’s bus network is one of the largest in the world, carrying 2.3 billion passengers a year.
