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information: https://www.maine.gov/energy/fuel-info.html
Biofuels are derived
from renewable biomass including agricultural crops and residues, forest
products and by-products and separated food waste. Biofuels that are used for
heating oil have energy, economic and environmental benefits. Plant based fuels
have lower carbon emissions compared to fossil fuels, they emit less pollution.
Biofuels are mostly made from plants that have just been
harvested.
Biofuels can be any renewable biological material used as fuel.
Things like wood, leaves, dried dung and wood all constitute biofuels.
Most common types of biofuels are ethanol (the same as found in
beer and wine made by fermenting any biomass high in carbohydrates) this
process is similar to brewing beer.
Biofuels reduce the use of fossil fuels that are associated with
gas emissions.
Biofuels have been around since Henry Ford designed the Model T to
run on ethanol.
People have been running diesel engines on vegetable oil longer
than running diesel engines on petroleum-based diesel fuel.
Biofuel became more popular in 1970 due to less fossil fuels.
In 1987 Rudolf Diesel the inventor of the diesel engine had a
diesel engine running on peanut oil.
Biodiesel is non-toxic and biodegradable.
