Alternative Fuel World
News relating to alternative-fueled cars and negative environmental impacts of using coal for energy
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Non-conventional oil is produced by using techniques other then the traditonal oil well methods. Non-conventional oil production has a larger impact on the surrounding environment, more then using traditional extraction methods.
Some non-conventional oil production types includes: heavy oil, oil shale, biofuels, thermal depolymerization of organic matter, tar sands, and conversion of coal or natural gas to liquid hydrocarbons.
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Think of them as big batteries, but ones that only operate when fuel—in this case, pure hydrogen—is supplied to them. When it is, an electrochemical reaction takes place between the hydrogen and oxygen that directly converts chemical energy into electrical energy. Various types of fuel cells exist, but the one automakers are primarily focusing on for fuel cell cars is one that relies on a proton-exchange membrane, or PEM. In the generic PEM fuel cell pictured at left, the membrane lies sandwiched between a positively charged electrode (the cathode) and a negatively charged electrode (the anode). In the simple reaction that occurs here rests the hope of engineers, policymakers, and ordinary citizens that someday we’ll drive entirely pollution-free cars.
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Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into useful form, such as electricity, using wind turbines. In windmills, wind energy is directly used to crush grain or to pump water. At the end of 2007, worldwide capacity of wind-powered generators was 94.1 gigawatt’s.
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A nuclear reactor is a man made device in which nuclear chain ractors are initiated, controlled, then sustrined at a steady rate. As long as the nuclear reactions are maintained at a steady rate the risk for explosion is realtively small. Unlike a nuclear bomb whose explosion comes from the chain raction, and being uncontrolled and sustained causing a massive explosion.
The most significant use for nuclear energy is for the generation of electrical power and to power some ships and submarines. The nuclear energy these ships require are made from heat and steam from the nuclear reaction power stream.
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Rising fuel costs have americans pinching their wallets shut when they can, and curbing their spending to other area’s of the economy
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Biodiesel has many uses and can be used in B100 form, or blended with diesel at any concentration in most modern diesel engines. Biodiesel has different solvent properties then petrodiesel and will degrade natural rubber gaskets and hoses in vehicles. Most vehicles made before 1992 will be most susceptible to these down falls of biodiesel. Biodiesel has also been known to break down in fuel lines, and clog fuel filters with particles. It is recommended that if you change your biodiesel concentration its advised you make a fuel filter switch as well.
The distribution of biodiesel is rapidly spreading along with its use. Fueling stations are making the B20 to B100 mixes readily available to consumers mostly across Europe, but growing rapidly in the USA and Canada as well. Surprisingly biodiesel is generally more costly to purchase, but you should save money in other area’s such as MPG and maintenance.