金融新闻阅读:美国变废为宝用过的菜油变柴油
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At the 1900 World s Fair in Paris, Rudolf Diesel exhibited an engine that could run on oil from vegetables and plants. But Diesel s design was eclipsed by automobile engines that ran on petroleum-based fuel. Today, though, with concerns about the environment and the supply of oil, diesel engines – and the sustainable options for running them – are getting a second look. Auto industry analysts expect sales of diesel-powered cars in the United States to triple in the next decade, and many of those drivers will be looking for plant-based fuel, "bio-diesel," to put in their tanks. Jan Sluizer has more on what some say is the fuel of the future.
Biodiesel is made from processed vegetable or plant oil, and can be used in diesel engines on its own, or blended with petroleum-based fuel. Here in Berkeley, California, the pumps at Biofuel Oasis dispense diesel made from used cooking oil.
The fueling station is a cooperative, owned by five women. Margaret Farrow says Oas 下一页:阅读《金融新闻阅读:美国变废为宝用过的菜油变柴油》的全文
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