Most major auto dealers, including Honda are researching and trying to come out with cars that run successfully on alternative fuels. Honda had unveiled its FCX clarity, a car that is powered by a hydrogen fuel cell at the Los Angeles auto show. Those who are familiar with this show know that the latest alternative fuel ideas are often unveiled over there. The Honda FCX clarity is fashioned on a concept vehicle that had been launched by the company in 2005.

Initially a limited number of these cars will be leased out to some privileged drivers of South California. It will be offered for a lease period of three years at $600 per month. This will make it the first fuel cell driven car that will be available to the general public.

Jatropha is not an edible plant. It produces a rather poisonous sap and has a small, rounded fruit as big as a cherry. It is very abundant in Haiti and the entire Caribbean region. The seeds of Jatropha can produce oil, which can serve as the raw ingredient for biodiesel.

Right now, the U.S. and the rest of the nations interested in using alternative fuel are studying the characteristics of this plant in order to cultivate them in their own soils. Just recently, the U.S. has partnered with Brazil to help countries that enjoy the abundance of the Jatropha plant to process them into biodiesel. Such countries are Haiti, El Salvador, St. Kitts and Nevis, and the Domican Republic. Once these countries became strong producers of biodiesel, it won’t be long for them to become independent of importing gasoline themselves.

The trend in the Schoharie County, as far as the vehicle industry, is to go green. With a pit stop now offering biodiesel, more car users should be tempted to use alternative fuel for their car.

Coming from renewable energy, biodiesel is much cleaner, more efficient, and a lot more popular these days. In fact, Pete Lopez, the assemblyman for the Schoharie Country is promoting its use. Furthermore, he uses no other fuel for his car.

Part of the plan of Schoharie County is to make all the operators and owners of the public buses to run only on biodiesel. If that one went smoothly, then the entire fleet of the county, especially the one used for public works, will be fueled by biodiesel alone.

With this development, it is clear to see that counties and the whole nation in general, is doing its share to promote alternative fuel that is more practical to use and is a lot more environment-friendly.

Scheduled to kick-off on September 26 in Fairmont, this nationwide biennial event will grace the Technology Park Research Center this time around. The venue will be streaming with information, latest technologies, and formal education about non-gasoline options for your car. The event will also feature products and items that are currently available in the market right now, including the ones that are yet to be released. 

Products that will be on display are alternative fuels like compressed natural gas and biodiesel, among many others. There will be many companies and organizations that will participate in the event. There will also be a showroom of vehicles that can run on plug-in electric outlets.

The previous Alternative Fuel Odyssey was held in 2006 and it had attracted more than 40,000 attendees. That event was participated by 60 sites and 3 countries. Set to be a week-long occasion, the event will feature a total of 85 simultaneous events all across the US and Canada. 

Also included in this bill known as the House Resolution 6899 is a section that mandates gasoline stations to have at least one pump to sell alternative fuel to consumers in every station. The projected implementation date of this bill is in 2018. Major gas stations such as BP and Shell are expected to comply. Alternative fuel would mean natural gas, ethanol, biodesel, or hydrogen.

Should the gas dealers fail to follow this mandate major fines in the amount of $100,000 is going to be bestowed upon them. But looking on the bright side, should the same company choose to add an ethanol or E85 pump in each of their stations, a tax credit worth $50,000 will be granted.

The main objective of the project is to create an alternative fuel that can power cars. Raw materials to be used would come from nuisance plants, crop residues, wood, animal waste, cotton gin trashes, including human and animal wastes. Certain non-food products and organic items will be tested as well.

The group is looking to create volumes of liquids that can be refined and converted into diesel, gasoline, jet fuel, or anything that can be used to run a vehicle. The group wanted to compete directly with imported gasoline, both in cost effectiveness and functionality. Just recently, they were able to create alternative fuel out of wood chips that is very similar to diesel and gasoline. However, this development inside the lab has to be tested in larger scales to be proven effective.

Irreversible energy will be Gone, and they need million years to exist again, and no one want wait for that long to get a new source of energy. So, many scientists try to find an alternative energy and that energy must be renewable not unrenewable like fossil energy.

When i walking around bloggers, I found interesting article written Alternative Energy Blog, he wrote about University Research into Alternative Energy:”University involvement in alternative energy research is also going on at Penn State University. At Penn State, special research is focused on the development of hydrogen power as a practical alternative energy source. The researchers involved are convinced that mankind is moving toward a hydrogen-fueled economy due to the needs for us to reduce air pollution and find other sources of energy besides petroleum to power up the United States. Hydrogen energy burns clean and can be endlessly renewed, as it can be drawn from water and crop plants. Hydrogen power would thus be a sustainable energy resource to be found within the US’ own infrastructure while the world’s supply of (affordable) oil peaks and begins to decline. The University seeks to help with the commercial development of hydrogen powered fuel cells, which would be usable in place of or in tandem with combustion engines for all of our motor vehicles.”

We must support every research on alternative energy to save our future, so you could drive your car again in the future . And do not forget to check the advantages and disadvantages of biofuels, one of alternative and renewable energy, to know more about biofuels and see that for two sides.