Town sees human waste used to heat homes

Town sees human waste used to heat homes

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Householders in Didcot have become the first in the UK to use gas made from their own human waste and supplied via the national grid to heat their homes.

Up to 200 Oxfordshire homes will be using biomethane made from sewage they had flushed away three weeks earlier.

British Gas, Thames Water and Scotia Gas Networks now hope to roll out the process across the UK.

According to an EU directive, by 2020 the UK must ensure 15% of the energy it produces comes from renewable sources.

Martin Orrill, head of energy, technology and innovation at British Gas told the BBC News website supplyin

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I think this is a great idea and I think after they have tested it they should implement this innovative recycling technique into every home!

This would be awesome for large cities and towns so people don't use as much gas and electricity! If energy companies used the human waste as well as their own it could save a lot of energy being wasted and hopefully one day we can power everything by waste because we create enough of it

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I think this is fantastic!!!
I have a large family, so we generate quite a lot of "fuel"!
Maybe we could sell some "energy" back, like people with solar panels etc.
Seriously though, this really is fantastic

Originally posted by insubordinate

British Gas, Thames Water and Scotia Gas Networks now hope to roll out the process across the UK.

Yes, and pass on the costs to the user and reap the profits.

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I like that idea!

Selling energy back... I may have to consider this and talk to some big wigs about putting such a thing into motion!

This really is the start of new and innovative energy resources!

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To be fair... If people are willing to save energy in the long run they wouldn't mind paying for it! I certainly would!

They are a company of course they are going to want to make a profit out of their trade...