First look inside poo-powered The Number Two Tavern pub in Leeds

The temporary boozer is located on the courtyard level of The Light, on The Headrow

Yorkshire Water has launched the world's first poo-powered pub in Leeds.

The Number Two Tavern has been set up on the courtyard level of The Light and is powered entirely using Poo Power.

Poo Power is a source of energy, generated by gases released during the treatment of wastewater and sewage.

Water companies such as Yorkshire Water are increasingly using these gases to power machinery needed to treat wastewater and sewage.

Ben Roach, director of waste water at Yorkshire Water, sat on a toilet at The Number Two tavern

The poo-powered pub has been launched to encourage companies in Leeds to embrace Poo Power as a renewable source of electricity, reducing costs and their carbon footprint.

Pictures show a toilet pub sign and a life-sized toilet inside the pub, where visitors can take a selfie while they enjoy a pint.

The pub will open for three days, from Thursday until Saturday, to encourage a conversation around climate change and renewable energy.

Yorkshire Water director of wastewater, Ben Roche, said: “We’re excited to be showcasing the future possibilities of renewable energy by opening the world’s first poo-powered pub in Leeds.

The world's first poo-powered pub launched in Leeds today

"The Number Two Tavern is a way of showcasing how we are recycling materials to generate low carbon and renewable energy through anaerobic digestion, helping to lower our carbon footprint and become more self-sufficient.

“Making sure we deliver high quality drinking water and return clean wastewater to the environment is an energy intensive job which results in substantial amounts of greenhouse gas emissions.

"This is why we are working hard to reduce our carbon footprint and deliver energy efficiencies, as part of our pledge to become net zero carbon by 2030.

“As a water company, we are at the forefront of responding to climate change as we see, every day, the impact of today’s variable and extreme weather on our environment.

The pub has been launched to encourage a conversation around climate change and renewable energy

"We know that more needs to be done to tackle climate change, and it is our hope that the opening of our poo pub this week will help spread this message, showcasing what could be possible as we move towards a lower carbon and more sustainable future.”