Denver Zoo's Poo Powered Vehicle

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the denver zoo today fire poo-powered tuk tuk proof human trash , animal feces can converted energy.
three-wheeled motorized rickshaw — believed first hybrid-electric gasified tuk tuk — designed showcase innovative energy system fuel toyota elephant passage exhibit, opens june 1.
"(the tuk tuk) can place interact guests great technology," said zoo's sustainability manager, jennifer hale. "it theme elephants."
before grand opening of massive new exhibit, rehabbed vehicle go on road, visiting other zoos in colorado, arizona , new mexico before making appearance @ association of zoos , aquariums' midyear meeting in palm desert, calif.
tuk tuk purchased thailand , re-engineered run on gasified pellets made animal droppings , trash generated zoo's human visitors , employees. zoo's second prototype energy system. first blender used mix margaritas @ event.
full-fledged system should complete in fall.
if successful, energy system change future of waste management in many settings.
"this not zoo thing," hale said. "it can applied on campuses, in communities , many other environments."
zoo's system convert 1.5 million pounds of waste — using of animal droppings plus 90 percent of solid waste produced visitors , employees — energy annually, offsetting 20 percent of zoo's total energy consumption.

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http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_20227777/motorized-rickshaw-shows-off-power-zoo-poo


how long think until we're able drop deuce in our car's gas tank instead of paying 5 bucks gallon?

 

yg17 said: ↑

so how long think until we're able drop deuce in our car's gas tank instead of paying 5 bucks gallon?

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you can now, filler pipe might chafe some.

seriously, 1rpm amount of feces.

 

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