Alternative Fuel Sources – Part Seven – Hydrogen

10. June 2008 · Comments Off · Categories: Hydrogen · Tags: ,
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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 be good. The main benefit of Hydrogen is that it burns clean, and has zero GHG emissions. We’ll take a look at the good, the bad, and the ugly of Hydrogen in this article.

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Alternative Fuel Sources – Part Five – Oil Shale

06. June 2008 · Comments Off · Categories: Oil Shale · Tags: , , ,
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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 don’t have to look for long to find plenty of critics of oil shale. As usual, we’ll attempt to examine the issue by looking at both sides of the equation.

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Alternative Fuel Sources – Part Four – E85

05. June 2008 · Comments Off · Categories: E85 · Tags: ,
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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 creating an immediate net positive effect on the environment. We’ll examine both the good points and the bad points about E85 in this article.

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Alternative Fuel Sources – Part Three – Biomass To Liquid (BTL)

04. June 2008 · Comments Off · Categories: Biomass To Liquid · Tags: ,
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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 no current Biomass to Liquid technology being used commercially in the world today, but the idea is popular in Germany, where Choron Industries has built the world’s first commercial BTL plant.

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Alternative Fuel Sources – Part Two – Diesel

02. June 2008 · Comments Off · Categories: Diesel · Tags: ,
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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 fuel oil, and would generally not be considered “green.”

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Alternative Fuel Sources – Part One – Overview

02. June 2008 · Comments Off · Categories: Alternative Fuel Sources · Tags:
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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 are out there, and which ones could eventually break the grip of the dominance of oil.

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