Stagecoach and Metroline sign up for biodiesel mix

摘要

Within three months, nearly one third of London's 8,900 buses will be running on a 20% biodiesel/80% diesel fuel. Stagecoach and Metroline have signed deals with Argent Energy for 80million litres annually of B20 green diesel, which burns more cleanly than pure diesel and is made from blending biodiesel from waste oil products such as used cooking oils from catering establishments and tallow fats from the meat processing trade. This follows large-scale trials by Stagecoach, initially in Ayrshire and then for the past 33 months for its 130-bus fleet at Barking garage. More recently that experiment was widened to include a further 600 buses at other Stagecoach London garages.