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| Public transport buses running on PPO (the Netherlands, Eindhoven) |
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Eindhoven (The Netherlands)
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In 2005 the bus company BBA has started a trial project with two local buses running on PPO. The buses are fitted with two fuel tanks (PPO and diesel). The buses are used on all BBA routes in the Eindhoven region. BBA has installed a special fuel tank for this project at the bus depot in Reusel. |
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Background
BBA is a Dutch bus transport company operating about 600 buses for public transport purposes in urban, mixed as well as in rural environments. The propulsion and fuel used in the BBA fleet - beside the two PPO buses - is conventional.
Implementation
Two buses are fitted with two fuel tanks: one for PPO and one for diesel. This is necessary because it is not yet possible to start a cold engine using PPO. BBA has installed a special fuel tank for this project at the bus depot in Reusel. The company ‘De Oliemolen’ in Delfzijl supplies the PPO: this has recently become the first Dutch company to produce rapeseed oil for the Netherlands market. Two other companies (Solaroilsystems B.V. and EMA Autobedrijven B.V.) were also involved in setting up this project.
Results
The buses use about 150-200 litres per day. PPO is about 10 eurocents per litre cheaper then conventional diesel. The costs for converting the conventional diesel buses to PPO were about €6.000,- per bus. Oil and filter change intervals (every 20.000 kilometres) are shorter then conventional diesel (every 60.000 kilometres).
An interesting spin-off is that the local authority in Reusel de Mierden in the future allows 8-12 hectare of leasehold land to be used to grow rapeseed crops. This is the raw material used to produce the PPO stocked at the BBA bus depot.
An overall evaluation will be made next year. The results of the trial will (partly) determine whether or not the project is continued or expanded.
More information
Website: www.bba.nl
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Author
Jacqueline de Jong
Contact
Jacqueline de Jong
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