BARNSLEY buses could be powered by sugar beet in the future if a trial to test out bio-ethanol fuel is a success.
Stagecoach is putting a Scania bus on the town’s roads this month to see if the environmentally friendly idea is feasible.
Research shows that ethanol buses, which are already in use in several other European countries, reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide.
Stagecoach group chief executive Brian Souter said: “Ethanol is an excellent renewable fuel, which has a number of environmental benefits. We are looking forward to assessing this vehicle and the potential of this technology for our bus operations in the UK.”
