the
Bio-Bus
powered by you!
The Bio-Bus runs on gas that
is generated from treating
human and food waste.
To fuel the bus biomethane is
produced from GENeco's stateof-the-art plant at Bristol sewage
treatment works in Avonmouth.
It has the same composition as
natural gas and is injected into
the national gas grid network and
can be used to supply domestic
properties or used as vehicle fuel.
The Bio-Bus is running as a trial to
showcase the possibilities of gaspowered transport and its benefits
to the environment. So sit back and
enjoy your 'poo-powered' journey.
how does it work?
• Every year GENeco treats 75 million m3
of sewage waste and 35,000 tonnes
of inedible food waste in Bristol.
• This waste gets digested for 1218 days by special bacteria,
producing methane-rich biogas.
• The gas is then cleaned to remove
CO2 and impurities, upgraded
and checked for quality.
• The dome-like tanks on the roof
of the vehicle, are then filled with
the gas that powers this bus.
• The bus can travel around 300km on a
tank of gas. The engine itself is similar
to that found in a normal diesel bus.
some interesting facts
about the Bio-Bus...
the annual waste from people
living near Service 2 could power
this bus for 2.5 million miles!+
it produces
it emits up to
virtually odour
free emissions!*
30% less CO2
than a standard diesel bus!*
during an average week
46,500 passenger journeys
are made on our Service 2!
the average number of
people on a bus is 32
your annual food & sewage
waste could power a whole
compared to 1.58 in a car!†
return trip on Service 2!+
* Source: Geneco, a Wessex Water company
†
+
Source: www.greenerjourneys.com
Based on: Average annual waste per person being able to fuel the bus for 55km (Source: Geneco, a Wessex Water company), average household consisting
of 2.3 people (gov.uk figures), 32,674 households within 400m of the route (Source: Royal Mail), route distance of 15.49 miles in, 15.16 miles out.
the Bio-Bus is currently available on these journeys...
2 Cribbs Causeway - Stockwood
2 Stockwood - Cribbs Causeway
Wednesday to Saturday
Wednesday to Saturday
via Southmead, Henleaze, Centre,
Broadmead, Temple Meads and Knowle
Cribbs Causeway,
Bus Station
1227
Southmead, Arnside Road
1242
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Henleaze, Lake Road
1249
Blackboy Hill
via Knowle, Temple Meads, Broadmead,
Centre, Henleaze and Southmead
Stockwood, The Coots
1444
1750
West Town Lane, Sturminster Rd
1455
1801
1632
Temple Meads, Temple Gate
1509
1815
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1639
Centre, Rupert Street
1520
1826
1258
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1648
Blackboy Hill
1536
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Broadmead, The Horsefair
1315
1405
1708
Henleaze, Lake Road
1544
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Temple Meads, Temple Gate
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1416
1722
Southmead, Arnside Road
1551
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West Town Lane,
Sturminster Rd
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1428
1737
Cribbs Causeway, Bus Station
1606
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Stockwood, The Coots
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brought to you by
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1437
1615
1745
Please note the bus may not run on certain days if it is attending a special
event. Please check www.firstgroup.com/biobus regularly for details of these.
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