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Advantages of Bio
Diesel
Bio Diesel is the most valuable form of renewable
energy that can be used directly in any existing, unmodified diesel
engine.
Energy Independence: Considering that oil priced at $60 per barrel has had
a disproportionate impact on the poorest countries, 38 of which are net
importers and 25 of Which import all of their oil; the question of trying
to achieve greater energy independence one day through the development of
biofuels has become one of ‘when’ rather than ‘if,’ and, now on a near
daily basis, a biofuels programme is being launched somewhere in the
developing world.
Smaller Trade Deficit: Rather than importing other countries’ ancient
natural resources, we could be using our own living resources to power our
development and enhance our economies. Instead of looking to the Mideast
for oil, the world could look to the tropics for biofuels. producing more
biofuels will save foreign exchange and reduce energy expenditures and
allow developing countries to put more of their resources into health,
education and other services for their neediest citizens.
Biofuels create new markets for agricultural products and stimulate rural
development because biofuels are generated from crops; they hold enormous
potential for farmers. In the near future—especially for the two-thirds of
the people in the developing world who derive their incomes from
agriculture.
Today, many of these farmers are too small to compete in the global
market, especially with the playing field tilted against them through
trade distorting agricultural subsidies. They are mostly subsistence
farmers who, in a good year, produce enough to feed their families, and in
a bad year, grow even poorer or starve. But biofuels have enormous
potential to change this situation for the better.
At the community level, farmers that produce dedicated energy crops can
grow their incomes and grow their own supply of affordable and reliable
energy.
At the national level, producing more biofuels will generate new
industries, new technologies, new jobs and new markets.
Cleaner Air: Biofuels burn more cleanly than gasoline and diesel. Using
biofuels means producing fewer emissions of carbon monoxide, particulates,
and toxic chemicals that cause smog, aggravate respiratory and heart
disease, and contribute to thousands of premature deaths each year.
Less Global Warming: Biofuels contain carbon that was taken out of the
atmosphere by plants and trees as they grew. The Fossil fuels are adding
huge amounts of stored carbon dioxide (CO2) to the atmosphere, where it
traps the Earth's heat like a heavy blanket and causes the world to warm.
Studies show that biodiesel reduces CO2 emissions to a considerable extent
and in some cases all most nearly to zero.
In Nut-shell:
Bio Diesel is the most valuable form of renewable energy that can be used
directly in any existing, unmodified diesel engine.
Bio Diesel fuel and can be produced from oilseed plants such as rape
seeds, sunflower, canola and or JATROPHA CURCAS.
Bio Diesel is environmental friendly and ideal for heavily polluted
cities.
Bio Diesel is as biodegradable as salt
Bio Diesel produces 80% less carbon dioxide and 100% less sulfur dioxide
emissions. It provides a 90% reduction in cancer risks.
Bio Diesel can be used alone or mixed in any ratio with mineral oil diesel
fuel. The preferred ratio if mixture ranges between 5 and 20% (B5 - B20)
Bio Diesel extends the live of diesel engines
Bio Diesel is cheaper then mineral oil diesel
Bio Diesel is conserving natural resources
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