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But the council hasn't given up. "We will consider alternative fuels as long as it doesn't affect the level of service," Clubb explains. "We're currently investigating which vehicles could run on biofuel, at what mix, and the potential benefits —not just environmentally but financially." says Clubb.
Clifford and Monk both still believe in the technology. "The government has taken a technology-neutral stance, which is understandable. But if you can bring together vehicle manufacturers and infrastructure providers in an urban area and work outwards, you would achieve your environmental standards," says Clifford.
"The key to success is buses. In every successful implementation, buses have led the way. In the UK, however, the bus operator's grant (BSOG) rewards operators in terms of the amount of diesel used, which is clearly prejudicial to the use of alternative fuels. It runs completely counter to the government's policy." • • BP is committed to working with DuPont to produce alternative fuels technology in the UK. The first product will be the petrol additive biobutonal.
• Bioethanol plants are being established in the south and east of England. Wheat or sugar can be the source of the fuel.
• The ineff iciency of spark ignition for hydrogen has been overcome in some instances by using very small amounts of diesel to initiate combustion.
• Biofuels plants are proliferating in the UK, particularly on the north-east coast, although supply remains the biggest obstacle to widespread take-up.
• Britain's first hydrogen refuelling station is in Hornchurch, Essex, run by BP. It supplies some London buses as part of the CUTE project.