Byford Rail Extension project thinking outside the box

DMZ – INNOVATION ¦ Patricia Jungo The fact that diesel engines can be operated with filtered, old frying grease is no secret among car enthusiasts. But Andreas Bauditz, an engineer from Germany, wanted to know exactly. In a self-experiment he refuelled his Audi A4 3.0 TDI over 50,000 kilometres exclusively with a diesel diesel set made of plant waste – with surprisingly positive results. The fuel used, known as HVO 100 (Hydrotrated Vegetable Oil…

Byford Rail Extension project thinking outside the box

The Byford Rail Extension project trialled the use of HVO instead of diesel last year, with great success. Image: METRONETRail travel is one of the most energy-efficient forms of transport – with only 2.6 per cent of Australia’s transport greenhouse gas emissions attributable to passenger and freight rail. Greenhouse gas emissions per passenger kilometre for rail transport is up to five times less than that of car transport, according to the Aus…