According to the Department of Energy's EERE division (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy), alternative fuels, as defined by the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct), include ethanol, natural gas, propane, hydrogen, biodiesel (in it's 100% form), electricity, methanol, and p-series fuels. These fuels are being used worldwide in a variety of vehicle applications.
This website, and it's more specific sister sites, focuses on BioDiesel, M85 Fuel, a Methanol gas blend and E85 Fuel, a Ethenal-gas blend.
It is somewhat unrealistic at this time to believe that America's foreign oil dependency can be ended by using alternative fuels, but the ultimate end of this dependency is a worthy goal. When you add to this, the fact that alternative fuels like BioDiesel, M85 and E85 burn cleaner and create less pollution, it becomes obvious that the use of these biofuels is worth taking a look at.
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G8 to tackle inflation, but concrete action elusive
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Hydrogen Fuel Cell could be solution to high gas prices
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Origin Energy rejects 13bn bid from BG Group
Origin Energy rejected a $13 billion bid from BG Group yesterday, urging its shareholders to hold out for better value for the Australian company's coal seam gas resource.
Bio-diesel isn't as bad as people think, say NED experts at seminar
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G8 looks to tackle inflation, but concrete action elusive
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