Animal poo has been used to generate electricity. But now in a pilot program this summer, 130 families in the UK will be getting biogas generated from human waste piped directly into their homes instead of natural gas. The UK creates 1.73 million tons of human waste--all of which could potentially be used to produce biogas.
The UK has committed to getting 15% of its energy from renewable sources by 2020.
There are already plants operating in the UK that harness human waste for electricity, but this is the first project that will allow households to get gas for heating and such needs from human waste. National Grid projects that the UK could meet half its gas needs by implementing the practice.
The whole process should take about 23 days from flush to finish and since the infrastructure is already in place. The excess solid waste product will be given to farmers to use as fertilizer.
A good step in recycling waste, right?
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