So This Is Christmas

Merry Christmas is such an infectious feeling I like to feel that way all year around.

So if you are visiting just before Christmas, just after Christmas or even here on Christmas day I am sure you will find something of interest for you and in the spirit of Christmas.

It may be said that Christmas is no longer a celebration but this must be spoken by people that have never had trouble closing their eyes on Christmas Eve in an expectation of what maybe left for them on the carpet under the tree.

I continue to look forward to the surprise on my Grandchild's faces to this day at Christmas events.

Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas

Monday, March 9, 2009

Biofules production

By Barbara Waters

The production of biofuels is quite simply the conversion of organic (vegetable) matter into energy. Using Biofuels is another way we do not have to rely on fossil fuels which cause so much damage to the environment. There are a number of derivatives of biofuels that are used frequently with ethanol being the most commonly used but the is also sugar can and the oil from both vegetables and corn. The use of ethanol may be associated with a gasoline substitute but that is not all it can be used for. As stated by the International Energy Agency (IEA), although presently, only two percent of the world's usable gasoline is composed of ethanol, by 2025 it would rise up to the figure of 10 percent and even up to 30 percent by 2050.

However, we have a long way to go to refine and make economic and practical these biofuels that we are researching and a study by Oregon State University proves this. So far, what we have made are biofuels that are as energy efficient as gasoline made from petroleum. To measure energy efficiency, we need to know the quantity of the required utilised energy that we can gain from a certain amount of input energy. Despite our best efforts, fuel sources always require a greater input than they are able to supply back.

No such thing that had been built nor utilized has gained more energy from the output as compared to what was from the necessitated input. The input energy is what it takes to produce the end-product which is the energy that's essential for our necessities and the process by which these energies are converted and put to use is what greatly matters. Biodiesel fuel was recorded at 69% energy efficiency. One good piece of information did come from this research and that is that ethanol that has been derived from cellulose has a higher efficiency than that of nuclear energy at 85%.

With the enticing and promising effects of biofuels, investors are undeniably anticipating increased profits from it and this may bring about the rise of the grain futures market of the Chicago Stock Exchange that will soon whip away investment activities from the oil futures in NY. This has no become a major topic as scientists are of the opinion that within just over twenty years (2030), we will be using upwards of 30% of this type of fuel for our transportation needs. One certain energy markets analyst has said, growth in demand for diesel and gasoline may slow down dramatically, if the government subsidizes firms distributing biofuels and further pushes to promote the use of eco-friendly fuel.

There are several nations which are seriously involved in the development of biofuels. To put this into perspective, they produce a huge 3. Despite their love of gasoline, the United States is the second largest producer of biofuels. Meanwhile the European Union lags way behind with only four million tonnes per year. Most of this biodiesel fuel is derived from rapeseed oil with some from soybean oil and a little from palm oil which combined make up the remaining twenty percent.

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