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Reblogged: Six must watch eco-awesome documentaries (on Netflix!)

August 1August 1Posted in MediaTagged consumption, corruption, diet, documentaries, eco, environment, fashion, fuels, green, must watch, netflix, plasticLeave a comment

Great recommendations by Anna from made right (here)! There are a couple we haven’t watched, now it’s the time 🙂

Carbon Neutral, Biofuels + Effects [Videos]

May 12May 12Posted in Media, Sustainable GuideTagged agriculture, algae, alternative, biofuel, biogas, carbon, carbon dioxide, carbon neutral, coal, crops, economic, effects, environment, environmental, explained, farm, fertiliser, firewood, food, fossil fuels, fuels, gasohol, manufacture, methane, natural gas, oil, shale gas, social, Waste, what is2 Comments

Biofuels are combustible fuels created from biomass.

“Firewood is the oldest bio-fuel mankind has used, now we have biogas, gasohol and many more. Carbon dioxide is produced when these burn, but as long as the trees and plants are allowed to re-grow, burning them simply helps carbon on its way round its natural cycle.

What is biogas? If we collect the faeces from humans and farm animals and place them in a ‘digester’ we can mimic what happens in a cow’s intestine, and we get biogas. There are many such digesters in use all round the world, where the gas is used for cooking and lighting and the remains are a rich fertiliser. Biogas digesters are used in most sewage works where the methane is burnt to generate electricity.

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Electric vs Hydrogen: The battle to fuel the future of cars [Infographic]

April 19October 25Posted in Sustainable GuideTagged batteries, cars, comparison, electric, environment, facts, fuel cell, fuels, future, hydrogen, infographic, infrastructure, installation, pollution, tesla, toyotaLeave a comment

The best and brightest minds in the automotive world are going head to head to decide how you will power your car in the future. Will the car you drive run on hydrogen (as championed by Toyota) or will it be powered by a battery, possibly made by the market leading Tesla?

The aim of both is to provide the world with cars that run as well as traditionally fuelled models, while reducing the carbon footprint of the automotive industry as a whole. Both hydrogen and battery electric vehicles currently produce zero emissions, but that does not necessarily tell the whole story as the energy they run on has to be produced somehow.

Proponents of hydrogen point to how ubiquitous the element is and how much more power a hydrogen fuel stack can produce when compared to a battery. They will also point out how limited battery technology currently is and how this is a limiting factor in the performance of battery electric vehicles.

Fans of electric cars will retort by saying how much more mature, and green, the infrastructure for electric cars is when compared to hydrogen powered vehicles.

If you are still trying to decide which fuel will be dominating the future of driving, then why not read this infographic to find out the facts about both?

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