Alternative Fuel World

This blog will attempt to state the environmental impacts of using coal for energy. Most don’t realize that burning coal accounts for over half the electricity generated in the United States. Yet that same process results in smog, acid rain, and emissions that enhance global warming. Energy plants that burn coal can become more efficient though and we’ll report on progress made to curb the negative effects of fossil fuels and. Early in the life of the blog we made an attempt to have nuclear power explained and that post has gained decent attention and apparently been helpful to those wishing to better understand that energy source. Please read on and stay tuned for more information on this fascinating study.

Quick Video of a homebuilder showing the radiant heat construction of his home
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Oil shale is a fine grained sedimentary rock that contains large amounts of kerogen. With todays technology we can extract hydrocarbons from this kerogen. This process is known as pyrolysis that converts kerogen in oil shale to synthetic crude oil.

The hydrocarbons extracted from the oil shale kerogens is not real efficient for fuel use. Leaving many scientists to believe this non-conventional oil won’t be replacing any other fuels any time soon.

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Check out this guy’s video of his electric-powered 1975 Beetle. His electric Volkswagen Bug raises a simple question. What’s the answer?

Methanol is also known as wood alcohol, wood naptha, wood spirits, or methyl alcohol. Methanol is a colorless liquid that is highly combustible and volitale if not handled with cauton. Methanol is highly posionous with a extremely disctinc odor that is somewhat milder and sweeter then ethanol.

Methanol at room temperture is a polar liquid that is used as an antifreeze, solvent, an alternative fuel to gasoline for cars, and is also used in the transesterification reaction for biodiesel.

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Todays gas prices have finally reached to a national average of oer $4.00 USD per gallon. This is insane as most families will struggle with decisions on where to cut their costs to afford fuel for their vehicles.

Combine this with the national average trip to work is over 35 minutes, you could have a costly commute to work and home every day, not to mention any other places you’ve planned to go such as vacations, groccery stores or to watch your kids sporting events far away.

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