The world has solely been dependent on the use of fossil fuels for decades. These fossil fuels have been used to power electricity, used in a range of machines and have also powered several industries. Yet, over time, producers and the general public have begun to acknowledge its harmful effects too. These fossil fuels are exhaustive and thus non-renewable. This means, that if they are used the way they are being used currently, the world would have to find alternatives. Yet, this generation has already acknowledged it and has started adopting alternative fuel systems. Here is a brief description of various alternative fuel systems; and how they function: 

Ethanol

It’s produced from fermented and distilled corn. It’s the widely used alternative fuel especially the US. Ethanol is also used for aircraft as an alternative fuel. Aviation grade ethanol is an 85 percent fuel that’s replacing 100 percent octane. It has many industrial and household products. According to many statutory bodies of Alternative fuel, they state:

High octane rating tends to increase the efficiency in engine.

It has lower energy content than gasoline. It means that it takes ethanol more to go a particular distance than it would take to gasoline.

It can be used in trucks and specialized cars known as Flexible fuel vehicles in concentration up to 85 percent.

It can be used by gasoline vehicles concentrating up to 10 percent.

It’s used as an alternative fuel for farming widely.

Biodiesel

It’s produced from soybeans, vegetable oil or restaurant grease that includes fat of the animal. It’s a blend of home heating. Essentially, biodiesel blend can be used for oil-fired furnace or boiler, making it fuel for heating residential homes. According to statistics, if households using B5 blend (5 percent biodiesel, 95 percent heating oil) can be used for heating oil, it can conserve 400,000,000 gallons of heating oil. Furthermore, fossil fuel consumption can significantly impact greenhouse gas emissions.

It doesn’t contain any petroleum, but it can be blended with diesel to forge biodiesel blend.

With a blend of 20 percent biodiesel and 80 percent of petroleum can be used in a diesel engine without engine modification.

Hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide produces less unburned than diesel.

Biodiesel fuels are also produced from sunflower oil and palm oil. If the vehicle has a vegetable oil fuel converter, it can be used as their natural form of fuel in the vehicle.

Propane

The byproduct of the production of gas and refining of crude oil is called propane. It has been used as an alternative fuel system for too many decades and the third most common fuel following diesel and gasoline.

Its 85 percent energy is effective as gasoline. It means the vehicle will only go 85 percent far as it would equal the amount of gasoline.

Price competitive with gasoline.

It shows a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.