Gas Alternative: Water Fuel and Biodiesel can be Beneficial
April 26, 2008
Face it; we’re all worried about rising gas prices, but it’s not just about driving to and from work without breaking the bank. Yes, gas prices have risen past three dollars gallon, but it’s not just each driver who is affected.
One possible “positive” benefit of rising gas prices, though, is that we have had to think of alternative fuels in ways we’ve never had to before.
However, there may be one “positive” outcome to rising gas prices. Simply, we as consumers had to think about alternative fuels when we have not had to before. Gone are the days when we’ve simply been able to mindlessly rely on fossil fuels as past generations have done. Previously, we’ve only given the briefest of nods to renewable energy sources or other alternative energy sources such as biodiesel or water fuel.
However, that’s over. Now, we must look at these alternative fuel sources. We must pay attention to them simply because we have no choice.
Water fuels and biodiesel fuels are both friendly to the environment and renewable as energy sources, and we can use them to fuel our cars. These fuels are available right now and can have a positive impact on both our wallets and on the environment.
Biodiesel fuels use plant sources such as corn to make oil. The oil becomes fuel. Cooking oils that have been discarded by restaurants and other places can also be used to make biodiesel. This is yet another advantage to biodiesel because this can help keep waste out of landfills. These fuels are completely renewable as energy sources and can have a cleaner burn than fossil fuels can. These can make a much better alternative to gasoline or other fossil fuels when we think about fueling our cars.
Water fuel is another way to stretch our fossil fuel resources. Although you do need to utilize gasoline to some extent with water fuel, you can use this technology to stretch your gasoline mileage much further.
With water fuel, mileage per gallon of gas roughly doubles versus that of gasoline alone. You install the conversion kit in your car and the electric current from a battery “burns” water so that you are presented with a very efficient fuel source. This technology has been available for quite some time, but it’s becoming more popular now because customers need to get more out of each gallon of gas they use.
One caveat to biodiesel is that although it is renewable, it does produce some pollution and has been questioned as a truly advantageous source. In some cases, it’s been suggested that more fossil fuels are used during biodiesel production than are actually saved through use of biodiesel instead of gas. Therefore, water as fuel may be the more advantageous source to use.
However, should you not have access to water fuel conversion kits, biodiesel is a fine choice, especially if it can be obtained from used cooking oils, for example. In addition, as technology advances, biodiesel will likely not be produced by utilizing fossil fuels, but by using alternative fuels as well.
Regardless of the concerns such as those addressed above, our indiscriminate reliance on fossil fuels is over. We can no longer treat them as though they are renewable sources available to us in endless supply. It’s true that rising gas prices are inconvenient and a hardship, but they also make us pay attention to the fact that we simply must change our behavior.
Biodiesel fuels and water fuels are two alternative energy sources that can help us save the environment and our own pocketbooks as well.
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