Last week I wrote about how bio-ethanol was being used for table-top fires.
Well, this week I came across a larger version that can even be used as a fireplace in a room. But while it does sound like a good idea to use alternative fuels and not have the coaldust to clear up afterwards, I still think the price tag of $6,900 is a bit high.
Find out more about it at ecofriend.
It’s the sort of news that probably gets bio-ethanol a bad reputation. VNBusinessnews.com reported on Monday that 24 hectares of land in Vietnam are to be cleared in order to build a bio-ethanol plant.
Now, obviously a bio-ethanol plant has to go someone, and this one will be making other by-products as well. But clearing land to build one opens up the discussion about what else the land could have been used for (eg. food production).
Why not “regenerate” a disused factory site instead?
Following last week’s video of the Volvo XC60, their name came up again today as I read on Street Import Online that they are to use bio-ethanol in their C30 model for the Swedish Touring Car Championship.
It’s good to see bio-ethanol used as an alternative fuel for racing cars, and I wonder how long it will take for other areas of motor racing to follow suit?
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