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Friday November 21, 2014

Poo Power: New British Bus Runs On Human Waste

In Britain, a new bus running between Bath and the Bristol airport uses biomethane for power. The gas is derived from human sewage and food waste. Wessex Water/GENeco hide caption

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The Two-Way

Poo Power: New British Bus Runs On Human Waste

November 21, 2014 • Touting the use of renewable energy, the Bath Bus Company says the Bio-Bus runs cleaner than a bus powered by a traditional diesel engine.

Sunday September 28, 2014

Tiny Spanish Island Nears Its Goal: 100 Percent Renewable Energy

Five industrial wind turbines form part of the Gorona del Viento power plant on the island of El Hierro. By the end of this year, the power plant is set to generate 100 percent of the energy El Hierro needs, making it the world's first energy-independent island powered only by renewables. Lauren Frayer for NPR hide caption

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Parallels

Tiny Spanish Island Nears Its Goal: 100 Percent Renewable Energy

September 28, 2014 • El Hierro, the most remote of Spain's Canary Islands, used to import thousands of tons of diesel each year. Now a new power plant will let the island run entirely on renewable energy.

Tiny Spanish Island Nears Its Goal: 100 Percent Renewable Energy

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