Is bio-diesel a viable alternative?
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I guess it must be innit?
Yes it is , and a good one too, Problem is it varies in Quality, several leading car manufacturers have now started to endorse the use of this fuel ..
Of course there is not enough waste oil in the world to power every-ones diesel !
The use of Bio Diesel, reduces Carbon Dioxide , Sulphur and 90% of harmful Carcinogen's that ordinary diesel has !
Oh and if you don't pay our British Government the there Tax Duty .. its Illegal to use ( whilst the rest of Europe has tax a break to aide the use of it )
Well Trevor says yes, but then argues against his assertion. Hmmm.. wonder what's up with that? The answer is, if it were readily available, then it would be a viable alternative. As Trevor alluded, however, there simply is not enough to go around. It's like ethanol in terms of availability. limited. The big difference, however, is that bio-diesel is waste, whereas ethanol is a rather expensive to produce commodity. The most promising alternative, so far, seems to be hydrogen fuel cell technology. Once the price of the cells comes down and home electrolysis fuel pumps become available, we will be able to say goodbye to gas/petrol stations.
it is an alternative. When the demand rises-- farmers will react, the point is it is as endless a rescource as any other energy options.
No it is not simply because earth resources are not enough to feed six billion people and our cars at the same time. The only viable way to use bio-diesel is to have local manufacturing facilities for the people who have access to biological waste. Farmers, for instance, can install a relatively small unit to produce their own diesel to use in their farming equipments. The important thing is to have a good energy source planning which employs various fuels. Long-term ideal case is to have hydrogen based energy distribution in which the energy for hydrogen production is obtained through non-polluting renewable sources such as wind, solar, and hydro power.
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