ENVS 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Santa Barbara City College, Atikokan, Alcohol Fuel
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Solar power: active solar technologies use of mechanical equipment to capture, convert (and occasionally) concentrate solar energy into a more usable form. Biomass white pellets: locally sourced (atikokan, produced from sawmill by-products, dusty, so they are a fire risk. Fuel crops crops specifically grown to be used to produce biofuels. Biodiesel a liquid fuel from vegetable oil, animal fats, or waste oil that can be used directly in a diesel internal combustion engine. Bioethanol an alcohol fuel made from high-sugar/high-starch crops such as corn or sugarcane in a process of fermentation and distillation. Ethanol is primarily used as an additive to gasoline to produce a cleaner-burning fuel. It is more corrosive and less energy-rich than gasoline. Biodiesel can be used in high demand engines like trucks and airplanes if the engines can support it. Appealing because it is: renewable, often grown locally, sometimes produced with waste products.
