Monday, 14 September 2009

Biotruck Departure, Wimbledon Common, London


Nearly.. but not quite!

The Biotruck press gathering went ahead as planned on 12th Sept at Wimbledon Common, but a slight leak in the auxillary fuel tank means that some further repair work is required before it can actually make its way down to the Channel Tunnel. The main problem here is that if the bus leaks oil on the train then this could cause a serious safety hazard, so it must be fixed properly.

The bus now has a working shower heated by a solar collector, solar panels which power the Hydrogen Generator & leisure battery for computers and the Compost Toilet, and a fully operational waste oil purification system, featuring a Zuwa Flexible Impellor Pump, and an Oilybits Centrifuge, with Oilbits Heat Exchanger and Pipe Clamp Thermometer, which is displaying a healthy 70 Celcius at the rearmost Heat Exchanger - an excellent result!

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