Biomethane-powered rail cars could soon come to the UK
New lightweight rail cars powered by biomethane could soon be introduced in the UK. UK-based Ultra Light Rail Partners has received €66,700 in grant funding to develop a feasibility study and design for a 120-passenger biomethane-powered lightweight rail car. The ‘BioUltra’ rail car is powered using 100% biomethane, which can be derived from organic wastes such as food waste, animal manure, crop residues and sewage sludge. A prototype 10m-long biomethane-powered rail car was launched at Motorail’s Long Marston test facility in July 2020 in Warwickshire. Air pollution The rail car ...
Source: farmersjournal.ie