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Biofuels in transportation


Biofuels could be important for the future of transport by reducing dependence on the finite reserves of fossil fuels which are often located in some of the world's most politically unstable regions.

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Link icon Sustainable transport biofuels
A document from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) of the US Department of Energy discusses sustainable transport biofuels including ethanol, methanol and biodiesel

Link icon Fuel properties database
The properties of some biofuels can be compared with conventional ones in the fuel properties database provided by The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), part of the US Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy

Link icon Biomass source end uses and conversion technologies
The Research department of the Scottish executive considers in detail advantages and constraints of the use of different types of biomass as an energy source and compares fuel properties of transport biofuels with fossil diesel and petrol


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