biofuel

Ethanol – A Green Fuel With A Human Cost?

March 8, 2009

What Is Ethanol? Ethanol (ethyl alcohol) is a clear, colourless liquid – essentially non-drinkable alcohol. It has around 90% of the emissions of standard petrol fuel when burned and is now added to standard UK fuel as a matter of course, to a certain percentage. How is Ethanol Made? Ethanol is created by fermentation of [...]

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Coffee As A Power Source?

February 24, 2009

Researchers in Nevada are reporting that waste coffee grounds can provide a cheap, abundant, and environmentally friendly source of biodiesel fuel for powering cars and trucks. Their study has been published online in the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, a bi-weekly publication. In the new study, Mano Misra, Susanta Mohapatra, [...]

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The Sexy Green Lotus

May 9, 2008

In case you just can’t decide which fuel you want to use, perhaps the new Lotus Exige 270E Tri-Fuel is going to be your sort of thing. It has a top speed of 158mph and charges from zero to 60 in 3.9 seconds, yet manages to chuck out less of the black stuff than most [...]

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What About Biofuel?

April 14, 2008

Unless you’ve been in a cave (or simply aren’t interested in how much fuel you have to buy and what’s in it), you will have heard of the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation (RTFO). This is a fairly simple rule that says 2.5% of all petrol and diesel sold on UK forecourts must come from renewable [...]

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