Cork’s first carbon-neutral bus trip

A promotional trip billed as Ireland’s first carbon-neutral bus journey took place in Cork yesterday as a bio-methane powered vehicle took passengers from the city centre to Ringaskiddy. Proponents of the biomethane buses say its fuel is renewable and results in lower carbon emissions and better air quality in cities.

The bus left Lapps Quay in Cork City and travelled to the SFI-funded Centre for Marine and Renewable Energy in Ringaskiddy, where passengers heard insights from leading gas and algal biofuels researcher Jerry D Murphy on the centre’s work.