SAVING DIESEL AND THE PLANET

One Council is hoping to make a significant change to help reduce its impact on the environment. It is planning to convert 2 bin wagons and one other vehicle to dual fuel. That includes hydrogen. It estimates it will save more than 10,000 litres of diesel per year.

The hydrogen will be produced in the greenest possible way using an electrolyser connected to solar panels and grey-water recycling. (Spelled graywater in the USA)

WHY I WROTE RECYCLE ANGEL

I wrote the book, Recycle Angel, because I was fed up of council taxes going up and so little being done to help reduce climate change. I can only hope that council’s saving will be reflected in Council Tax bills.

SAVE MONEY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Without nit-picking, in England there are over 300 councils. If every council vehicle was converted and they all saved 10,000 litres of diesel per year that could be more than 3,000,000 litres saved. That would help the environment. As we all know the price of diesel is more than one pound per litre so that could be a financial saving of more than three million pounds nationally. 

While we wait for councils to convert all vehicles away from fossil fuels such as diesel I would like to see the same service rendered if vehicles are used more sparingly and fuel consumption reduced.

THE GOVERNMENT AIMS TO HELP

The government set its climate change targets, its aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). It is increasing the numbers of electric vehicle charging points across the country to give motorists confidence they will be able to recharge and not run out of power. Sadly much of the electricity needed is produced in gas burning generators. Gas is a fossil fuel!

Thought for the week:

If higher demand contributes to higher prices is there anything you can do to reduce your contribution?