(Move over Soylent Green. How many kilowatt-hr do you weigh?) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/6753705/Crematorium-to-use-burning-bodies-to-generate-electricity.html
http://tinyurl.com/ylqbjos Published: 4:20PM GMT 07 Dec 2009 Hastings Borough Council in East Sussex says it would be the first in Europe to invest in technology which converts excess heat from cremations into reusable energy. It hopes new generators, being installed next summer as part of an £800,000 refit, will save money in the long run by cutting energy bills. Hastings Borough Council amenities manager Peter Mead said the recycled power would not come directly from the bodies but from the machines used to cremate them and filter the fumes. He said: "A crematorium uses vast amounts of energy. We buy about £25,000 worth of gas a year. Clearly we want to be as energy efficient as we can be. "The first part would be to use that heat, but the second stage is to use it to generate electricity. "They need to first see whether it will technically work, but if it does it would be the first in the UK or Europe." <end>
