Alternative Fuels And The Global Auto Industry (2nd Edition)Automotive WorldJune 1, 2011 46 Pages - SKU: DGFQ6802574 |
| Countries covered: Global The markets for alternative automotive fuels and the vehicles that can operate on them have been growing dramatically during recent years, stimulated by a growing list of factors accompanied by an increasing sense of urgency. The range of alternative fuels already in use and under development is varied and wide, and includes biofuels produced from materials such as food crops and organic waste, hydrogen produced from natural gas or via the electrolysis of water, compressed or liquefied petroleum gases, and a number of reformulated or synthesised gases and liquids produced from petroleum gas or coal. Similarly, the factors driving these developments are manifold and include the ultimately finite global petroleum reserves, national interests in improving energy security and regulations that require lower levels of toxic and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions which, in turn, have led to the enactment of regulations and the provision of incentives designed to increase the use of biofuels. However, there are significant barriers restricting almost all pathways to developing and producing sustainable fuels that can replace the petroleum-based products that the world's economies and transportation systems have utilised so freely for so long. Perhaps the most disappointing of these is that the lifecycle GHG emissions savings resulting from the use of some alternative fuels are not as significant as first hoped and in some cases even appear to be worse than using conventional petroleum fuels. Furthermore, the enormous areas of land required to cultivate sufficient biofuels crops are simply not available and the clearing of rain forests or peat land to provide more agricultural land is counterproductive to the espoused goal of reducing GHG emissions. |
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