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new biofuel, which contains part coffee oil, is being added to
the London bus fuel supply chain where it can be used without
the need for modification, the companies said in a statement.
Bio-bean and partner Argent Energy have so far produced enough
coffee oil to power one bus for a year, if used as a pure-blend
for the 20 percent bio component and mixed with mineral diesel
to form a B20 fuel, they said.
Transport for London has been turning to biofuels to curb carbon
emissions, trailing a fuel made with used cooking oil from the
catering industry, the transport operator said on its website.
Bio-bean said the average Londoner drinks 2.3 cups of coffee a
day, producing over 200,000 tonnes of waste a year. It collects
waste grounds from high street chains and factories, which are
dried and processed to extract coffee oil.
"It's a great example of what can be done when we start to
reimagine waste as an untapped resource," bio-bean founder
Arthur Kay said.
The coffee fuel technology has been supported by Shell.
(Reporting by Jessica Jaganathan; editing by Richard Pullin)
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