There are no alternatives to fossil fuels. Fossil fuels were formed by life trapping sunlight falling on Earth over time periods of hundreds of millions of years. There is no realistic alternative for this source (amount) of energy. Once these fuels are used up all we will have is a little nuclear energy and access to the day to day energy currently falling on the planet. This will not be enough to sustain our civilization. The only hope is progress with nuclear fusion energy research.
'''Alternative Fuels'''
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There are several alternative fuels for a diesel engine. Some alternatives include Biodiesel and vegetable oil.
Bio fuels are those fuels that are easier on the environment than petroleum-based fuels. Some examples are bio diesel and methane.
Some cheap alternative fuels include the use of biodiesel, bioalcohol, chemically stored electricity, hydrogen, vegetable oil, and non-fossil methane.
Alternative energies refer to energies generated such that they do not deplete the natural resources or harm the environment. Examples of alternative energies used in the U. S. are biomass electricity, hydroelectric and ocean energy.
There aren't many cars powered by alternative fuels because some cost more and are hard to make and other fuels don't get you very far.
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Fossil Fuels are fuels that are produced by the organic residue of plants and animals that lay buried under the earth for millenia. They are hydrocarbons found in earth's crust and were formed as a result of chemical action over ages on organic fossils. Fossil fuels come in a wide variety and range from volatile substances like Ethane, Methane, liquid petrolium, kerosene to non volatile materials like coal (which is composed purely of carbon). They were formed from the fossils of dead plants and animals which have been buried under earth's crust for millions of years due to earth's temperature and pressures. Reference: blurit.com
fossils i think How about these examples: Coal, kerosene, whale oil, wood, propane, natural gas, butane, fuel oil, bunker C, gasoline, ethanol.......
"Alternative fuel" is an imprecise term that seeks to contrast certain fuels with what might called traditional fuels. Traditional fuels would include coal, oil, gas, and wood as a few examples. It is not possible to produce a definitive list of products but here are some suggestions. Carbon based alternative fuels might include ethanol from bio-mass, recycled bio-mass from agriculture or forestry operations, peat dug from soils rich in organic matter. Non carbon based alternative fuels include solar energy used to produce electricity or hot water, wind, waves, tidal energy, hydro-electric, hydrogen and more. Nuclear power can sometimes be considered to be an alternative energy source or a traditional one.
Non-examples of fossils can include but not limited to:•A seashell found on the beach•A piece of driftwood•A footprint that your dog left yesterday