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That's just taking the pee!
David Jenkins - 8/7/09 at 11:56 AM

Fuel from urine


Mr Whippy - 8/7/09 at 12:00 PM


JoelP - 8/7/09 at 12:11 PM

fantastic!

On a similar theme, i read a long time ago in New Scientist that if sewerage contained no urine they could burn the rest of the solids in power stations; for some reason, urine made it a lot less prductive.

Sadly, this might involve replumbing the entire world!


iscmatt - 8/7/09 at 12:11 PM

sounds good in theory


Steve G - 8/7/09 at 12:18 PM

"The hydrogen atoms in urea – the main constituent of urine"

And here's me thinking the main constituent was water!!! Apperently the average person produces about 30g of Urea per day (which will produce about 0.5g of pure Hydrogen) so not exactly what i'd call abundant.

They are quite frankly taking the wee there!!!


balidey - 8/7/09 at 12:19 PM

loads of trucks and buses use adblue tanks, basically putting wee into the engines to help meet the euro emmissions


GrumpyOne - 8/7/09 at 01:04 PM

Great idea, take a leak and help the planet and keep your car going. Then the government will tax us on the fuel so sooner or later we will be taxed for taking a leak


balidey - 8/7/09 at 01:32 PM

Already been done.....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecunia_non_olet

just hope Gordon doesn't think of doing it again


jollygreengiant - 8/7/09 at 04:10 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Steve G
"The hydrogen atoms in urea – the main constituent of urine"

And here's me thinking the main constituent was water!!! Apperently the average person produces about 30g of Urea per day (which will produce about 0.5g of pure Hydrogen) so not exactly what i'd call abundant.

They are quite frankly taking the wee there!!!


Ah but if we all pee'd together we could fuel inter stellar flight.


SteveWalker - 8/7/09 at 08:28 PM

quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
fantastic!

On a similar theme, i read a long time ago in New Scientist that if sewerage contained no urine they could burn the rest of the solids in power stations; for some reason, urine made it a lot less prductive.

Sadly, this might involve replumbing the entire world!


I thought that they *did* burm the solids to produce power. Didn't there used to be a pipeline from Manchester to Liverpool to take treated solids for dumping at sea, that was discontinued and they built a powerstation halfway along the pipeline and it takes solids from Manchester and Liverpool?

No need for major replumbing, if it only has to be piped from the sewage works anyway.

[Edited on 8/7/09 by SteveWalker]