Alternative Energy
Alternative Fuel
It is difficult to imagine a human society without cars. The idea that for millennia humans managed to survive, and even to thrive, without such a contraption is inconceivable to many in todayÂ’s Western World. Automobiles are everywhere, and in most American cities it is near....
Alternative Energy
Alternative Energy
Ethanol fuel and Biodiesel have emerged as new alternative fuels which could save our world from the unpredictability and harm of fossil fuels. These alternative fuels have many advantages over traditional fossil fuels; they are renewable and can be produced in the United States....
biodiesel
Fuel sources have been present on this great Earth since the beginning of time, but throughout history we have witnessed advances in technology that have given us the ability to store, transport, and burn fuel for energy. In 1898 Rudolph Diesel, a German inventor became famous for his discovery of a....
Biodiesel: is it worth considering?
In the late 1890Â’s, a man by the name of Rudolph Diesel invented a new fuel for stronger vehicles with the environment in mind. This new fuel was diesel, and originally the engines were designed to run on refined vegetable oils such as soybean oil. Over three-hundred years have passed, and the use ....
Does the enthalpy of combustion of straight chain alcohols vary with the chain length?
Research Question:
Does the enthalpy of combustion of straight chain alcohols vary with the chain length?
Apparatus:
1. Copper calorimeter and cardboard lid
2. Two ,25 cm³ pipettes
3. Digital thermometer
4. Spirit burner
5. Digital balance
6. Stand and string
7. Distilled water- 200 cmÂ....
Ending the Oil Addiction
Throughout the twentieth century, the United States has depended on oil as the primary source for fuel. When costs were lower, it was more economic to use oil and gas because of the high cost to efficiently produce alternative fuel sources. With todayÂ’s sky rocketing gas prices, alternatives n....
Energy efficiency
Every countries need energy to support their activities. In the near future, the need of energy is increasing, therefore we will need to do strategies for energy efficiency. Energy can be defined as the ability to put effort and enthusiasm into an activity. However, energy efficiency can be defined ....
Ethanol
The Use of Ehtanol as an Alternative Fuel
Within the last decade the use of ethanol as an alternative to fossil fuels has greatly decreased pollution. Ethanol is a liquid gas that is the breakdown of starches and sugars from plants such as wheat, corn, and fruit and vegetable waste. Ethanol burns....
Ethanol
Ethanol
The world we live in today depends mostly on fossil fuels for energy. What are people going to do when they are gone? I can tell you people are going to have to use different types of fuel sources. One that has gotten lots of attention lately is the use of Ethanol in gasoline. Ethanol i....
Ethanol
There are 800 E85 ethanol fuel pumps in the US. Half are in Minnesota, Illinois, and Mossier, and half the states in the US have less than 10 E85 ethanol fuel pumps. The total amount of gas stations in the US is more than 200 times the amount of E85 ethanol pumps. There is more than 22 million g....
Ethanol: Inside the Alternative Energy Source
Living in the 21st century, there are many obstacles we are faced with on a daily basis. For instance, our growing population, our demand for certain goods and services, and quite possibly the biggest obstacle of all, how to better the environment we live in now so that it will exist long after we ....
Oil and Gas Prices
As Americans, we are struggling more to make ends meet. With the price of gas soaring, and no end in sight. We have to make tougher decisions and decide what to do without. Coming up with more efficient fuel sources would ease the burden on the Americans, as well decrease our dependency on foreign o....
Oil Issue Heats Up
Oil Drilling Issue Heats Up Arctic
Should Congress feed Americans’ insatiable lust for fuel or preserve a pristine natural resource? President Bush has presented Congress with a request to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. According to a recent article in USA Today, “President....
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