Biodiesel to power lighting at Euro 2016

Greentech Biofuels, an Irish firm specialising in green energy solutions, has teamed up with Saint Etienne Metropole and Ondaine Agro in order to bring biofuel-powered floodlights to one of the stadiums hosting Euro 2016.

The three organisations will join forces to produce large amounts of biodiesel, which will be used to keep the floodlights at Stade Geoffroy Guichard lit throughout the various games which will be played there during the European football tournament.

A member of the Greentech Biofuels team said: “This is a very exciting new partnership, and a fantastic opportunity for Greentech Biofuels Ireland to showcase our work on a European stage. Working with Ondane Agro and the Metropole of Saint Etienne, we look forward to showing how simple switches to biofuel can save energy without compromising on light quality or consistency.”

The biodiesel used to fuel the floodlights of the Stade Geoffroy Guichard will be processed and produced using waste frying and cooking oils collected from restaurants and local business.

Source: Biofuels International
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