Bio Fuel As A Renewable Energy Source

The fuel that can be burned, can be converted to energy and produced by biological source is known as bio fuels. Because a biological source is also a renewable one, bio fuels are reproducible. Unlike fossil fuels of which there is a fixed amount on world, bio fuels can continue to be produced so long as a origin of biomass is available. The types of organic material that be converted into bio fuel include natural plants, animals (especially animal fat), and even animal and human waste material.

One type of fuel already being produced from biological sources is bio diesel. This fuel, which burns cleaner than its petroleum-based cousin, can be used by most diesel engines without any require for conversion.

Bio fuel is already being made from corn and soy, for example. But using corn and soy has correspondingly driven up the demand for both foods, which while being ideal for bio fuel production, are also consumed as food by people around the Earth. Using these foods for bio fuel has pushed up their amount considerably, which in turn has created food shortages in some areas of the world. This has produced a remarkable quandary for bio fuel proponents.

Bio fuel is an true alternative of fossil fuels. One possibility is the usage of algae as a bio fuel food-stock. Algae own the advantage of being a non-food source which can be produced in areas not already being exploited to grow additional types of food. Corn, soy and cottonseed have to be grown on arable land. Algae can be grown in pools, in warm climates around the earth, and acre per acre algae yield over a hundred times the quantity of biomass of soybeans.

As algae take in, rather than produce, carbon dioxide, the very food-stock being used to create bio fuel can itself be a cause for a reduction in a significant greenhouse gas. Algae bio fuel farms could therefore benefit from a double source of revenue stream. The early is from the sale of the algae itself to refineries for the production of bio fuel. The second income generated from the use of the algae farm as a consumer of other forms of pollution.

Several companies have recognized the interest to poorer communities of developing the bazaar for bio fuels though at the equal time encouraging the evolution of foodstuff supplies such as algae farms. These companies are planning to promote production of food-stock for bio fuel in poorer countries to furnish the energy needs of more highly-developed areas of the earth should raise everyone’s quality of life, both in economic terms and in terms of encouraging a cleaner global environment.

Jeff Sokol is an author, and an expert in making cheap bio fuels like ethanol and bio diesel.Click here to make your own Fuel!