Georgia Residents Better Able to Comparison-Shop Natural Gas Service with New Features from GasGeorgia.com
Site relaunch adds natural gas appliance cost calculator, natural gas prices by provider and deregulation overview.
Electric And Hybrid Cars
We all know that something needs to be done about the state of our environment. After all, if we continue the trend that we have started of polluting and damaging the world around us, it may not be able to continue to provide us with the healthy elements we require for a healthy life. But solutions to the environmental issues are few and far between. Take our transportation situation, for example. We have become a society that is increasingly dependent on the use of cars to get around, as our world and neighborhoods have become bigger and more spread out. But cars are known polluters, and the cost of gas is beginning to limit the distances that we want to drive. We need a solution to this dilemma, and two of the possibilities that scientist...
Biofuel Crops: Panacea or Pandora's Box?
While biofuel is the latest buzz word in the energy industry, it must be recognized that many of the plants currently targeted for possible biofuel production are invasive and could wreak havoc with native plants if they escape their cultivated environment, according to a recent whitepaper from the Weed Science Society of America.
Ethanol Explosion! How to Profit ...
Martin Weiss, Ph.D. advises investors of advantages of Ethanol for the environment and for investors. In this issue of Money and Markets, Dr. Weiss provides a country-by-country rundown and how to leverage this coming trend for investment purposes.
Cognis Extends its Patented Biodiesel Testing System to Diesel Distributors -- Results-in-two-minutes will Help Diesel Distributors Quickly Test and B
Cognis Corporation, through its QTA® System business, recently announced that it has successfully developed a BioDiesel Blend Analysis that, in just two minutes, can accurately measure biodiesel percentages in biodiesel-diesel blends.
Leading Industry Experts will be Presenting at Next Biofuels Technologies Conference in Beijing
Experts will gather in Beijing to present and discuss on next generation technologies for biofuels (ethanol, biodiesel & synthetic fuels), yield-efficient feedstock management and production economics at CMT's Next Biofuels Technologies Conference, 25-26 October 2007.
Is Jatropha The New Wonder Feedstock For Biodiesel? New White Paper Reveals All.
The position paper 'Sustainable Biodiesel Feedstock. Jatropha: Strategic Option' by Dr. R. Rajagopal is being released in line with the JatrophaWorld 2008 conference which is to be held in Jakarta on 23 and 24 January 2008. The paper endeavors to answer several questions about the Biodiesel Industry one of which is whether Jatropha is the solution to the Biofuel food or fuel dilemma. This is the dilemma of whether biofuel crops are taking over too much land needed to feed the world's hungry. This vital paper, released by KnowGenix, is available for free download.
Highlights On A Few Reputable Biodiesel Makers
Biodiesel has recently been recognized as a viable alternative energy source and fuel additive by several international groups. Its many advantages over conventional petroleum based diesels include being environmentally friendly due to causing no harmful emissions, as well as being readily biodegradable. Biodiesel also enjoys a certain amount of sponsorship from environmental groups because certain types of biodiesel are made from waste cooking oils, allowing easy recycling of something that would otherwise go to waste after use.
Convert Your Car To Run On Ethanol Fuel (E85) With New Kit - Abcesso Technology
If you want to use Ethanol fuel (E85) in your car but don't want to buy a new flex-fuel vehicle, Abcesso Technology has released a new Ethanol fuel kit for gasoline fuelled cars.
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Hybrid Cars Could Help In Conserving Energy And Reducing Pollution
With the gas prices being so high, more and more people are becoming aware of how valuable energy is in our daily lives. Hybrid cars show how energy can be conserved and pollution reduced. The cleanest non hybrid car can put about 90 percent smog pollution in the air versus the hybrid.
The Honda insight was the first hybrid on the US market in 1999. It is electrically powered and can go 61 mpg on city roads and 70mpg on the highway. Then in 2000, Toyota brought the Prius to the market, it goes 52 mpg in the city and around 45 mpg on the highway. The Honda Civic hybrid came out in 2002 with 46mpg on city roads and about 51mpg on the highway. Since then there have been other hybrid models such as, the Chevy Silverado, the Dodge Ram pickup and the Ford Escape SUV.
Hybrids are more efficient for a number of reasons. For one, the battery of a hybrid lasts longer. It is equipped with two energy supplies- the gas and electricity. The car is made of lighter materials, that means less energy is used. The engine in a non-hybrid is heavier so it requires more power to accelerate and to go up an incline. And with a hybrid there are fewer cylinders.
Hybrids have less internal machinery. The energy and time needed to move a cylinder up and down in a non hybrid is greater. To start the car, the non hybrid engine needs more power because it has more cylinders. In addition, each cylinder uses more fuel for cylindrical displacement.
There are some tips to keep in mind when driving a hybrid to maximize energy and mileage productivity.
Drive slowly-Aerodynamic drag increases if you drive fast. If you slow down you will save energy.
Drive at a constant speed- Increasing your spend and then slowing down wastes fuel.
Try not to break suddenly-The motor in a hybrid is like a generator. Energy is lost if you stop abruptly. Try to give you car some recovery time.
Jackson Porter is a staff writer at http://www.environmental-central.com and is an occasional contributor to several other websites, including http://www.automobileenthusiast.com.
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