NEWPORT University's chip-fat biofuel scheme was recognised in a report into green universities.
Vice-chancellors group Universities UK report -Greening Spires - spotlights the contribution University of Wales, Newport has made to fuelling the green agenda at higher educational instiutions.
The campus currently recycles chip-fat and uses it as fuel for its maintenance vehicles and machinery.
Universities UK president Professor Rick Trainor said: "Whereas the environment has moved quickly to the forefront of all our minds, UK universities have been at the centre of the debate for decades.
"While this report is testamanet to the great work going on at the University of Wales, Newport, we need continued investment from Government and industry for this success to continue."
The report also looks at other case studies on cutting emissions for the aviation industry, research into the melting of glaciers, recycling waste and building green campuses.
Matthew Bellamy, University of Wales, Newport's environmental officer, said: "We are very proud that, as a university, Newport is leading the way in pioneering this environmentally friendly process."
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