Renewable fuelsRenewable Fuels are fuels produced from renewable resources. Examples include: biofuels (e.g. Vegetable oil used as fuel, ethanol, methanol from clean energy and carbon dioxide or biomass, and biodiesel), Hydrogen fuel (when produced with renewable processes), and fully synthetic fuel (also known as electrofuel) produced from ambient carbon dioxide and water. This is in contrast to non-renewable fuels such as natural gas, LPG (propane), petroleum and other fossil fuels and nuclear energy.
Carburant aviationSuivant le type de propulsion (turbines, moteurs à pistons), les aéronefs brûlent différents types de carburants, dits « carburants aviation ». Les moteurs d'aviation à turbine (turboréacteurs, turbopropulseurs) utilisent des carburants à base de kérosène. En aviation civile, le carburant de ce type le plus répandu est le Jet A-1, défini par la norme internationale AFQRJOS (en), qui gèle au minimum à (car c'est la limite inférieure définie par l'AFQRJOS).
Essence (hydrocarbure)L'essence est un liquide inflammable, issu de la distillation du pétrole, utilisé comme carburant dans les moteurs à combustion interne. C'est un carburant pour moteur à allumage commandé (moteur essence). C'est un mélange d’hydrocarbures, auxquels peuvent être ajoutés des additifs pour carburants. De nombreux types d'essence (dont essences spéciales) sont fabriqués et mis sur le marché.
Bi-fuel vehicleBi-fuel vehicles are vehicles with multifuel engines capable of running on two fuels. The two fuels are stored in separate tanks and the engine is able to run on one fuel at a time. On internal combustion engines, a bi-fuel engine typically burns gasoline and a volatile alternate fuel such as natural gas (CNG), LPG, or hydrogen. Bi-fuel vehicles have the capability to switch back and forth from the gasoline to the other fuel, manually or automatically. A related concept is the duel-fuel vehicle which must burn both fuels in combination.
Miles per gallon gasoline equivalentMiles per gallon gasoline equivalent (MPGe or MPGge) is a measure of the average distance traveled per unit of energy consumed. MPGe is used by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to compare energy consumption of alternative fuel vehicles, plug-in electric vehicles and other advanced technology vehicles with the energy consumption of conventional internal combustion vehicles rated in miles per U.S. gallon. The unit of energy consumed is deemed to be 33.
Producer gasProducer gas is fuel gas that is manufactured by blowing through a coke or coal fire with air and steam simultaneously. It mainly consists of carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen (H2), as well as substantial amounts of nitrogen (N2). The caloric value of the producer gas is low (mainly because of its high nitrogen content), and the technology is obsolete. Improvements over producer gas, also obsolete, include water gas where the solid fuel is treated intermittently with air and steam and, far more efficiently synthesis gas where the solid fuel is replaced with methane.
Fuel gas-powered scooterA fuel gas-powered scooter is a scooter powered by fuel gas. Fuel gases include such fuels such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), compressed natural gas (CNG), biogas and hydrogen (HICE). Hydrogen (hydrogen internal combustion) use in two-wheelers has only recently being started to be looked into, mainly by developing countries, to decrease local pollution at an affordable cost. LPG scooters are in use in China and many parts of Southern Asia. Each different fuel comes at a different price.
