Archive for the ‘Alternative Fuel Sources’ Category
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
Now we come to the last part of our Alternative Fuel Sources series and look at one of the most promising alternative fuel sources of all, Hydrogen. Hydrogen is number one in our hearts and number one on the periodical table of elements, so you know it's got to ...
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Monday, June 9th, 2008
Today we look at part six of our Alternative Fuel Sources series and we take a look at an energy source you know of, in an application you might not have thought of. Sure, we're used to the idea of coal providing electric power, but not everyone knows that ...
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Friday, June 6th, 2008
Today, in our fifth installment in the Alternative Fuel Sources series, we take a look at oil shale. People get excited when they talk about this potential alternative fuel source, because it's one natural resource that the world (and in particular, America) has a lot of. But you ...
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Thursday, June 5th, 2008
E85 is an alternative fuel source with lots of support from powerful backers. E85 is ethanol which can be used in modified gas engines in a mixture of up to 85% ethanol . The advantage is that the use of E85 can be used by millions easily, hence ...
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
Another movement in alternative fuel sources is Biomass to Liquid, commonly referred to as BTL. Biomass to Liquid is a process by which biomass (in the guise of food byproducts or food crops) can be converted into a liquid that can be used to fuel automobiles. There is ...
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
Biodiesel is an alternative energy that has a lot of support worldwide. Not too many of its' supporters think that Biodiesel can completely replace gasoline as the fuel of choice for most car owners, but they are still confident that biodiesel can have a positive impact for the reduction ...
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
Let's take a look at diesel fuel, which many people don't immediately associate with being alternative fuels. Diesel has long been the only alternative source of fuel, but has generally suffered from a bad reputation.
Diesel in its' most prevalent form is a specific fractional distillate of petroleum ...
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
The hunt for alternative fuel sources is on. Gasoline is at a record price, and the economic pressure is forcing almost everyone to take a good, hard look at alternatives. This series of articles is designed at shedding some light on the issue of what alternatives to gasoline ...
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