Energy Efficiency - Powered for change
The government is now aware we have to take drastic steps both to save energy and find new sources of supply. There are many ways to achieve these goals. Top of the list has to be to take advantage of government-backed schemes that provide free advice on how to reduce energy waste; to adopt every technology available to make best use of the fuels and energy sources we have already; and to convert waste materials into usable energy, both in the form of electric power and heat.
Foot on gas to alternative fuels
Whereas there has been much recent publicity about running motor vehicles on biologically-derived liquid fuels, an increasing number of enterprises, from very large to very small, are turning to gas as a feedstock, presently mostly derived from fossil sources, but also from biological wastes.
Fuelling the debate
With the price of fuel soaring in the UK - and diesel hovering around the £1 per litre mark - the time may well be right to look at viable alternatives. Biofuels seem to be attracting the headlines, so Plant Engineer felt it would be worth finding out exactly what they have to offer.