California is host to renewable fuels revolution
Monday, November 14, 2005
"Craig Childers is the first person to admit there is a renewable fuels revolution going on in the Golden State and with the highest number of motorists in the United States, California is currently debating which is the best way to power cars long into the 21st century. A number of methods have been tested and evaluated in California, including biodiesel, ethanol, methanol, propane, electric and hydrogen. This was happening long before the price of gasoline spiked in September, according to Childers. He said that because his state is on the cutting edge of environmental issues, Hurricane Katrina only reinforced what the California Air Resources Board has been working on a number of years. Childers, who works for the ARB, said renewable fuels research and testing will continue at a rapid pace and will become more refined in the next couple of years. "Hydrogen is looking more like the preferred fuel of the future," Childers said. "Should the knowledge that hydrogen will someday work mean that we should stop all other work and investment on nearer-term alternatives is the billion dollar question." He said retail cost comparisons between hydrogen vs. electricity or alcohol (E-85) are yet to be determined since hydrogen isn't commercially available. However, there are demonstration fueling stations located in several parts of California including San Francisco, Sacramento, San Jose, San Bernardino, Palm Springs, Los Angeles and San Diego." Source: minotdailynews.com
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