Articles tagged with: Bioethanol
Posted in Eco-Friendly, Efficiency, Fuel on 23 June 2008
The German giant Mercedes Benz is determined to kick diesel out of it way and produce cars that are run by greener technologies. The company envisions a line up hybrid and green cars by 2015. In its efforts to minimalize the harmful effects of petrol and diesel combustion products on nature, Mercedes is already working on technologies that are utilized by the hybrid cars of this age. It plans to incorporate highly efficient internal combustion engines in its future models. Such engines can feed upon biofuels like bioethanol. The latter is made from grains and as per the studies conducted by UK government agency Central Science Laboratory; it produces 65% fewer greenhouse gases. Battery operated electrically run cars are will also be introduced in the market in coming years as per Merc’s plans. Another option taken up by the company is that of natural gas, which is now, mush preferred over gasoline, diesel and petrol in Europe. Next year, Mercedes-Benz B-Series will be seen running on roads using this alternative fuel.
Posted in Eco-Friendly, Efficiency, Environment, Fuel on 22 April 2008
The research “Equity and Gender Issues in Liquid Biofuels Production” presented by the FAO stresses that crops on a large scale for the production of bio-fuels such as liquid bioethanol and biodiesel, requiring intensive use of resources that small farmers, particularly women, traditionally have limited access. In short, the advance of biofuels would lead to collapse those micro-economies that are based on women working in the fields.
Indeed in poor countries are taken into consideration women to manage agricultural crops: for example, in Brazil 11% of the producers of bioethanol from sugar cane farmers are women, organized evil in small landowners possessions that because of the in cenovnim resources (fertilizers, herbicides, fertilizers, etc.) will no longer be able to manage their production costs.
The study expects that it will soon undertaken a strategy for development of biofuels is a sustainable level and thus cost, both environmental information and thus enabling the most disadvantaged populations often governed by an economy of the women not to succumb. The proposal is to integrate the cultivation of biofuels with local farming systems in order to protect traditional agricultural activities of small farmers, their skills and expertise - factors crucial to food security and the strengthening of rural communities in the long term .