Biofuels and Britain?

Question

Britain doesn't like biofuels.....so what solutions are there for alternatives, etc?

Answer 1

Chevrolegs would be the best option for them.

Answer 2

Biofuels are fine from waste vegetable oil, it's when crops are grown specifically to make bio-fuel they become a problem.

We should not generate so much electricity from gas and oil, leave that for cars and homes.

Answer 3

England, if I'm not mistaken, has a powerful undersea current not far off the coast. If it's anything like Taiwan's, it could potentially provide all the power they need. Taiwan's current could produce 17 TIMES the power they currently use.

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Answer 4

Biofuels are a collossal con - they use huge amounts of fuel to grow them in the first place; plus they're pretty inefficient and take up valuable crop space.

Either we get rid of cars (not going to happen) or we power them through electricity generated in a renewable way, or with hydrogen. Neither of those will happen until it becomes essential - think more like $300-$500 a barrel for oil. No government will be brave enough to stand up to big business, so we must wait for business to provide the solution; something they will not be brisk about providing.

Answer 5

Electric   or dump the cars altogether.

Answer 6

The ultimate solution is all of us using MUCH less energy or, alternatively there being far fewer of us. If the later were the case then biofuels are workable. The example of Brazil's high level of biofuel dependance is a red herring - their per capita energy use is relatively low and the climate suited to the rapid growth of sugar cane, one of the few efficient biofuel crops (many fold superior to maize, rape et al)

As an interim measure we can explore tidal generation, which with Britain's indented coastline could provide plenty of energy but questions remain as to problems with either silting or erosion.  If this was viable it would be totally reliable as well - no power cuts if it doesn't rain a la NZ.

We'll probably go nuke for a while; some bed-wetters will complain but if we look to the example of France we can see that this is a totally viable option and as safe as it needs to be.

If electric is no longer a problem then hydogen (produced at the power station) is the way forward for cars as the technology is pretty adavanced already.