Ethanol fuel supply?

Question

Hi,

Is there any supplier of ethanol as a fue in the ukl for my soon to be alcohol-gasoline engine?

Or can i just buy any ethanol from a supermarket(provided i know what alcohol percentage it is?).

Any recommendation is welcome..

Answer 1

You need anhydrous ethanol [less than 1% water] to use as a fuel.  Many petrol companies make a blend of petrol and ethanol, but it may be hard to find.

If the ethanol is produced using waste heat from a nuclear or coal-fired electric plant it can be made with great cost-efficiency.   If made using solar heat the cost of production drops more.  Even using dried biomass from the plants used as a source of the ethanol as fuel to power the process makes it a viable process.  RT and Kamo are wrong about that.  Check how Brazil powers its cars on ethanol [which is probably illegal in the UK as it is in the US].

RT and Kamo remind me of the PC elitists, the crazy environmentalists, who would ban cars, technology and perhaps even fire.  They want everyone on bicycles or walking.

Answer 2

It isn't cheap. It actually cost more to produce and the productions causes a lot more polution then people realize.

I know a lady that had her car changed out so it would burn used cooking oil. She happened to own a resturaunt and she always had fuel.

Answer 3

I agree with RT. Biofuels' net energy output is negative, just like fuel cells/hydrogen that was touted as the "green energy" back in 2003. There's no miracle solution. Learn to bike and sustain yourself within biking range.

Answer 4

Only Morrisons supermarket are offering Ethanol at the moment and there are only a few forecourts in the UK with the pumps fitted. There is probably a link on Morrisons website informing the stations that supply ethanol