(Motherwell Times) A Newarthill project promoting the use of biodiesels has been awarded £1.7 million in EU funding. Argent Energy will coordinate partners from Austria, France and two from the UK, Perth-based Stagecoach Bus and Liverpool John Moores University, to recover waste oils and fats. They will then demonstrate how these can be converted into a sustainable component of biodiesel production with improved costs, conversion and high fuel quality.
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“Our raw materials are tallow, a residue from the meat industry, and used cooking oil, which is a waste from the catering sector. “Using feedstocks that are wastes and residues of other industries means that as well as delivering significant greenhouse gas savings over mineral diesel, our biodiesel is also highly sustainable. READ MORE