Is the World ready for alternative Fuel? The oil(fuel) price in world market is still rising though there are times that it goes down(and then it will rise again even higher). So what do you guys think? Are there any countries you think will be the first to take the idea? How many years will it takes to totally transform a country to addapt to alternative fuels? Any thoughts? From a Filipino forum : noypi.org
WE NEED MORE NUCLEAR POWER lol jk. Right now we dont have a energy resource that can immediantly replace oil, i know there researching things like hydrogen fuel cells but that sounds like its still a ways off.
Thirty years ago we were talking about the need to develop alternate fuel energy to end our reliance on oil. And, 30 years ago we knew about solar, wind, ethanol, biodiesel. We'll still be talking about it in 30 years if the price of gasoline in North America doesn't quadruple.
I have seen some programs on discovery where they are developing fuel from grass and also from waste edible oils. They are really cheap but they are only at testing stage right now. They are not ready for practical use right now. But with the fuel prices raging up all the time, there is a definete need for an alternate fuel.
We are well past due for alternative fuels. All I have to do is look at this months power bill to figure that out. What we really need is alternative fuels that aren't regulated and controlled by a few large companies. Fuel Cells would definitely be a good place to start.
The world is ready, but the economy is not. It could not handle the collapse of the oil based businesses, there is too much at stake. The switch will be regulated by the government and the oil industry.
I don't have enough info about this thing but I've seen a japanese video that deals with alternative energy sources..
i skimmed over an article in newscientist this month, and I think they were saying the ultimate alternative fuel could be hydrogen which is produced from algae farms. By 2015 hydrogen could be as cheap as $3 per kilo with farmed hydrogen getting as cheap as $1.40 per kilo
Not true. There are a lot of alternatives and hybrid solutions... and some are being used regularly as replacements to fossil fuels. Remember USA/Canada has relatively LOW gasoline costs, everyone else is paying an arm and a leg for their gas/diesel. Do a google search for the use of Ethanol Alcohol in Brasil as a replacement for gasoline (3x cheaper). Ethanol can be distilled from just about anything (but best from sugar cane) and is RENEWABLE, CLEAN, CHEAP. We will see "alternative" fuels being used only when the oil companies decide it's time. (ie. when they make more money from alternative fuels than from oil)
theres also biodiesel which is refined from vegetable oil. I have heard it is supposed to be pretty good. I have also heard of people running a diesel car off just vegetable oil itself
True amd I think every government is not. Of course they cant sacrifice economy (no econmy no country growth). There is so many things that will be change like factories, cars and many others. The governments will surely do this but in a long run. They earn a lot of taxes from gasoline companies especialy on opec member countries There are alternatives that are very cheap like ordinary kitchen garbage that can be processed to exract methaine that is also possible to be an alternative fuel. Even ordinary water I think can be a alternative fuel if they can extract the hydrogen of every H2O.
I think corn fuel is propoganda. No way farmers could produce enough to actually supply our fuel needs.
If people smartened up a little and stop driving SUVs, Mini Vans, Pickups and generally inefficient vehicles the problem wouldn't be nearly as big. In Europe it's not hard to find small family cars that can get 50+ MPG city/highway avg... not to mention the wide spread use of scooters and mass transit. There is a LOT of fossil fuel left, it's not even close to being a crisis. The thing is, oil companies make more money if they can convince us that there IS a problem and that's what they've done, again.
Well, what the hell am I supposed to drive?? 3 kids, a Wife, the dog, camper in tow. You can take your tiny ass car, I will stick to my Tahoe.
Strange is that there are many car manufactures with great alternatives to fuel cosuming vehicles. Recently, Volkswagen introduced a sportscar with over 2oo PS (horse powers) and a high speed of 280km/hour with a aximum fuel consumption of 3,5 liters/100km and nobody want its.
Well you're doing things wrong... the wife stays HOME with the kids while you go out on the town. Seriously though, if you really need the space and towing capacity (and many do) then you have a LOT of alternatives to the 8 MPG guzzlers. - Renault Espace - BMW x3 - Just about any Volvo Not to mention the other 20 or so European models that can handle what you need with decent fuel consumption. The problem is that Americans LOVE excess. EDIT: Recently I sold my Hyundai cargo van, 2.5L turbo diesel (tonnes of torque) and only burned 6L/100km, there is also a passenger version... can't compare to the current american avg consumption.