The launch of the UK’s first facility to turn landfill gas into a liquid fuel suitable for use in commercial vehicles has taken place, at a landfill site in Surrey.
A partnership between biomethane specialists Gasrec, gas and engineering firm BOC and waste management company SITA UK is behind the facility at the Albury landfill near Guildford.
The facility is capable of recovering around 85% of methane contained in landfill gas emitting from the disposal site, to produce enough liquid fuel to power up to 500 light vehicles or 150 HGV’s.
The fuel can be used in any vehicle already running on compressed or liquefied natural gas, but runs more cleanly and quietly, achieving up to 70% carbon savings compared to standard diesel.
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