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British Government To Require Biofuels
London (UPI) Nov 07, 2005 The British government will reportedly soon require oil companies to blend a fixed proportion of biofuels into the gasoline and diesel fuel they produce. Biofuels come from various crops and do not add to the emissions of carbon dioxide that are causing global warming, The Independent reported Monday. The move requiring a percentage of biofuels in gasoline and diesel fuel is the biggest fuel shift since unleaded gasoline was introduced more than 15 years ago, the newspaper said. Under the plan, all gasoline in Britain will be required to be blended with ethanol -- a fuel made from grain, sugar, corn or wheat -- and diesel fuel will be required to be blended with a mixture made from oilseed rape or recycled vegetable oil. Unlike fossil fuels, such as oil, gas and coal, biofuels are "carbon neutral," The Independent said, since the carbon dioxide such fuels produce is absorbed from the atmosphere by the crops used to make them. All rights reserved. Copyright 2004 by United Press International. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by United Press International. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of by United Press International. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Powering The World in the 21st Century at Energy-Daily.com
Europe Debates Nuclear Energy
Washington (UPI) Jan 11, 2006European Union countries are starting to rethink their opposition to nuclear energy amid a dispute between Russia and Ukraine over natural gas supplies, but energy analysts say a switch still lacks a green light. |
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