Stagecoach’s latest fleet cooks up a storm

08 May 2008
 
Stagecoach West Scotland is extending its Bio-bus initiative, after a successful trial.

Eight vehicles in Kilmarnock were set up to run on 100% biodiesel (B100) manufactured from used cooking oil and other food industry by-products, in the first move of its kind last October.

The project has cut C02 emissions from the buses by 80%, saving 550t of carbon. The move, supported by East Ayrshire Council, was assisted by residents who recycled used cooking oil in return for discounted bus travel. I

n six months, more than 21t of used oil was taken to the council’s recycling plant at Western Road, a 100% increase on the volume normally recycled at the facility. The company has committed to extend the scheme for another six months, while it takes an in-depth look at how the fuel effects engine performance.

‘Currently, the engine manufacturers are not prepared to give guarantees on the performance of engines running on B100. We therefore need to look at this in more detail over the next six months,’ said Stagecoach’s Steve Stewart. The single-deck

Bio-buses are fitted with dual fuel tanks. For the first 10 minutes of the day, the vehicles run on mineral diesel until the normal engine operating temperature is reached and the system automatically switches over to biodiesel.

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