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Birmingham homes powered by poo
If you're a resident of Birmingham you may start receiving your power from a somewhat smelly source.
That's because Severn Trent Water has begun powering around 4,000 homes using gas produced from two million people's sewage.
Our Science Correspondent, David Gregory-Kumar, explains how the system works in 90 seconds.
This clip is originally from Drive on Wednesday 1 October 2014.
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