6 reasons to use biofuels.

Biofuels is a nickname to renewable fuels from biological source, that can replace fuels that come from fossil fuels like gasoline and diesel. It is now possible to purchase or make yourself biodiesel for diesel engines or ethanol for gasoline engines. The prices are becoming closer to those of fossil fuels and there are many benefit to it. Here I’ll count 7 benefits of biofuels:

1. Availability - It is renewable. Unlike fossil fuels, biofuels can be easily produced from raw agricultural materials. These facts ensure that the reservoir of fuel will never end, and that we can keep producing it, like we produce our food.



2. Price - since the reservoir is virtually unlimited, we can assure that as time goes by, the oil prices will increase duo to the increase in demand/production ratio, while the biofuels prices will decrease duo to the progress in agriculture science and techniques. In a few years from now, it is almost certain that biofuels prices will be much lower than fossil fuels, so the sooner you start using it, the better.

3. Independence –Biofuelsare easy to produce, and propose a new prospect to fuel consumers – unlike today’s when huge company controls the fuel industry and supply, making the small consumer a slave to their will, biofuels will allow individuals and small manufacturer to get into this business and increase the competition. This is good both to the manufacturers and to the clients.

4. Healthier – biodiesel and ethanol are much safer than biofuels – they are much better to the environment, and have a great implication regarding global warming and air quality. If you care about the air that you and your children are breathing, you must take it under consideration.

5. Better to the engine. Biofuels are not only healthier to the environment, but also much better to the engines. Much research done by the automobile industry shows that biodiesel and ethanol increase the efficiency of the engine and it life span.

6. Have good political implications. At present, oil producing countries enclose a huge power in their hands, allowing them to take advantage of their power to harm other countries, and jeopardise world peace. Crossing to a different fuel source will dramatically reduce the pressure of oil deficiency, allowing many suppressed countries to flourish.


6 reasons to use biofuels. - Green Energy Online

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Puerto Rico signs biotechnology law to simplify policies

Agricultural biotechnology, concerned with the genetic engineering of crops, is tied to the development of the biofuel sector which demands the supply and use of specially grown crops. STOCKXPERT
Puerto Rico has approved a law that would free its agricultural biotechnology (agricultural biotechnology) sector from being regulated by conflicting policies from local authorities, the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) said.

The law for the “promotion and development of agricultural biotechnological businesses” in Puerto Rico was signed this week by Gov. Luis Fortuño to promote the growth of agricultural biotechnology and to simplify regulations between the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Economic Development and Commerce.

Agricultural biotechnology, concerned with the genetic engineering of crops, is tied to the development of the biofuel sector since the manufacture of “agrofuels” demand the supply and use of specially grown crops. Puerto Rico currently earns as much as $30 million from the 11 biotech companies it houses. The agricultural biotechnology industry also currently employs 163 citizens full time and provides over a thousand more part-time and seasonal jobs, BIO said.

“The new legislation provides for preemption of any local authorities from attempting to regulate in this area. More than 16 state governments, including Puerto Rico, have adopted laws that preempt local authorities from attempting to regulate agricultural biotechnology. Neither North America’s farmers, nor our member companies can operate successfully within any system where a patchwork of differing rules and standards may apply to the same technology,” said Sharon Bomer Lauritsen, BIO executive vice president for food and agriculture.

According to Lauritsen, 309 million acres of biotech crops were planted in 25 countries by 13.3 million farmers last year, leading to food crops being grown at a lower cost on less land and with less impact on the environment. Critics of biotechnology processes such as genetic modification, however, suggest that figures such as these are questionable.

Puerto Rico has been the site of some major renewable energy and other green projects recently. Last week, Wal-Mart Puerto Rico and Sun Edison announced the building and operation of five stores which will use solar rooftop systems that can harness a total capacity of 4.3 megawatts, the largest renewable energy project in the country so far.

Puerto Rico signs biotechnology law to simplify policies

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Biofuel & Biodiesel

Bio fuel can be broadly defined as solid,liquid, or gas fuel derived from recently dead biological material. This distinguishes it from fossil fuels, which are derived from long dead biological material. Bio fuel can be theoretically produced from any carbon source, though the most common by far is photosynthesis plants. various plants and plant derived materials are used for bio fuels manufacture. Bio fuels are used globally, most commonly to power vehicles and cooking stoves. Bio fuel industries are expanding in Europe, Asia and the America.

Bio fuels offer the possibility of producing energy without a net increase of carbon into the atmosphere, because the plants used in to produce the fuel have removed CO2 from the atmosphere, unlike fossil fuels which return carbon which was stored beneath the surface for millions of years into the air. Therefore, bio fuels is in theory more nearly carbon neutral and less likely to increase atmosphere concentrations of greenhouse gases.

There are two common strategies of producing Bio fuels. One is to grow crops high in sugar or starch and then use yeast fermentation to produce ethyl alcohol. The second is to grow plants that contain high amounts of vegetable oils such as oil palm, soybean , algae. When these oils are heated their viscosity is reduced, and they can be burned directly in a diesel engine, or they can be chemically processed to produce fuels such as bio fuel.

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