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	Renewable Energy Solar Power A tiny of the Sun's energy will supply our power needs many times over. Wind Energy Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into more useful forms.

	Environmentally Clean Energy Hydrogen Fuel Cells Hydrogen is considered a very promising candidate for alternate fuel. Biofuel Biodiesel is safe, biodegradable, and reduces air pollutants. Methanol/Ethanol Methanol and ethanol have long been considered for fuels.

Biofuel and Biodiesel Alternate Energy Sources

Biodiesel is a domestically produced, renewable fuel that can be manufactured from vegetable oils, animal fats, or recycled restaurant greases. Biodiesel is safe, biodegradable, and reduces serious air pollutants such as particulates, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and air toxics.

Because little fossil energy is required to move biodiesel, it is a substitute or extender for traditional petroleum diesel, and special pumps or high pressure equipment for fueling are not needed. In addition, it can be used in conventional diesel engines, so special vehicles or engines to run biodiesel do not need to be purchased. However, users should always consult with the OEM and engine warranty statement before using biodiesel.

Scientists believe carbon dioxide is one of the main greenhouse gases contributing to global warming. Neat biodiesel (100% biodiesel) reduces carbon dioxide emissions by more than 75% over petroleum diesel. Using a blend of 20% biodiesel reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 15%. For more statistics and information, visit this site.

Biodiesel also produces fewer particulate matter, carbon monoxide, and sulfur dioxide emissions (all air pollutants under the Clean Air Act).

The heavyweight of the biofuel industry is ethanol. A clear, clean burning, biodegradable alcohol used primarily as an oxygenate in reformulated gasoline. A superb motor-fuel in its own right, ethanol fuel can be made domestically from renewable resources.

Typically fermented from corn or sugar cane, ethanol proponents have long sought a more economical and higher yielding ethanol production path utilizing green waste feedstocks such as biogas, wood waste and agricultural residues. This search, for what many in the scientific community have deemed to be the holy grail of energy production, has faced great obstacle.

Considerable time and resources have been spent testing a host of competing technologies and production paths, however, the most promising technology to surface to date has been catalytic conversion of gasified carbonaceous material.

In 2004 Syntec scientists filed a patent for its first ethanol catalyst.