Human waste to power US city

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Human waste to power US city [1]

Human waste to power US city
In A First, Methane Gas To Be Harvested On Commercial Scale And Turned Into Clean Fuel

San Antonio: The city of San Antonio unveiled a deal that will make it the first US city to harvest methane gas from human waste on a commercial scale and turn it into clean-burning fuel.
San Antonio residents produce about 140,000 tons a year of a substance gently referred to as

Publication Date:

11/09/2008

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi) [2]

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Renewable Energy [3], Solid Waste [4], Waste To Energy [5], Science And Technology [6], Sweden [7]

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