We talk often of the benefits of burning ethanol over petroleum-based fuels but what of methanol? The initial benefits may not seem overwhelming but there is a major advantage that is just now being explored. Methanol production requires CO2 which...
Category - fuels
Sometimes we all need a small, but forceful, kick in the butt to get moving. Do you think that the constantly increasing gas prices will provide that kick? It is time for me to be a negative Nelly: It is not enough. Gas prices are still too low to...
Regardless of whether or not you want to consider the current domestic economy in a state of recession, there is little debate as to which companies have been getting hit the hardest. Just today General Motors Corp reported some numbers that could...
The major problem with most renewable fuel sources is the simple reality that they are derived from materials of finite supply (such as food stocks). While it may be true that more corn, palm, or even sugar cane can be planted to offset fuel...
We often talk of the near-limitless potential of creating fuel from such unlikely sources as say an old tire or perhaps a mountain of wood chips. Each time I research these topics; I’m reminded of the old saying that yesterday’s...
