Aquafuel promotes glycerine as fuel

摘要

Aquafuel, a UK-based company specialising in renewable combined heat and power (CHP) technology, has developed a new way to fuel diesel engines using glycerine. 'The patented technology makes glycerine the perfect fuel,' claims the company, 'burning with higher efficiency than djesel and with very low emissions.* It is also non-toxic, water soluble and nearly impossible to ignite accidentally. Glycerine is already available in large volumes as a by-product of biodiesel production and is naturally produced by algae, commonly found in highly saline waters such as the Dead Sea. Glycerine production does not compete with food for land and fresh water. It is estimated that an algal field the size of Switzerland could supply the world's energy needs, potentially ending the world's dependency on fossil fuels.'