Biodiesel

Growing a New Energy Economy

Greg Pahl (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

296 Seiten

2005
Chelsea Green Publishing Co (Verlag)
978-1-931498-65-4 (ISBN)

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Making the case for crop-derived liquid fuel

Today, 95 percent of global oil is consumed for transportation, and other alternatives are distant possibilities at best. We need a solution now, one that will pave the way to a saner, more sustainable energy future without massive reinvestments in infrastructure and technology transfer. We need biodiesel.

A crop-derived liquid fuel, biodiesel can be made from a wide range of renewable, locally grown plant sources--even from recycled cooking oils or animal fats. The technology is simple and available today, and the benefits of biodiesel are enormous, as both a cleaner-burning vehicle fuel and a source for residential or commercial heating.

Greg Pahlís new book explores the history and technology of biodiesel, its current use around the world, and its exciting potential in the United States and beyond. While biodiesel is not the answer to all our energy problems, it is an important step in the long overdue process of weaning ourselves from fossil fuels. Biodiesel is now coming onstream in Britain: a new plant being built in Scotland this Spring will boost output of the green fuel by up to 35,000 tonnes a year.

Biodiesel is:

More biodegradable than sugar and less toxic than table salt

Produced from domestic feedstocks, reducing the need for foreign oil while boosting the local economy and supporting the agricultural community.

Biodiesel can:

Reduce net CO2 emissions by 78 percent compared with petroleum diesel fuel, cutting greenhouse gases that lead to global warming

Be mixed with petroleum diesel at any level to produce a cleaner-burning biodiesel blend

Be blended with oil for home heating, usually without any retrofits required.

Greg Pahl has been involved with renewable energy issues for more than 25 years. He is a founding member of the Vermont Biofuels Association. He is also the author of Natural Home Heating: The Complete Guide to Renewable Energy Options (Chelsea Green, 2003), The Citizen-Powered Energy Handbook: Community Solutions to a Global Crisis (Chelsea Green, 2007), and has written about wind power, solar energy, electric cars, sustainable forestry management, and biodiesel home heating. He lives in Weybridge, Vermont. Visit Greg's Web site at www.gregpahl.com

List of Figures

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Introduction.

Part One ñ Biodiesel Basics:

1. Rudolf Diesel

2. Vegetable Oil Revival

3. Biodiesel

4. Biodieselís Many Uses.

Part Two ñ Biodiesel around the World:

5. Europe, the Global Leader

6. Other European Countries

7. Non-European Countries.

Part Three ñ Biodiesel in the United States:

8. A Brief History

9. The Main Players

10. Biodiesel Politics

11. Recent Developments.

Part Four ñ Biodiesel in the Future:

12. Looking Ahead.

Organizations and Online Resources

Notes

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Zusatzinfo	No
Verlagsort	White River Junction
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
ISBN-10	1-931498-65-2 / 1931498652
ISBN-13	978-1-931498-65-4 / 9781931498654
Zustand	Neuware