If you have an interest in energy production, care for the environment or permaculture, then this video is well worth viewing. David Blume gives an excellent and comprehensive presentation on using alcohol (ethanol) as a fuel and addresses probably every topic you would need to know about in order to get started on the road to being energy independent ( or at least less dependent on external sources of energy). 'Alcohol Can Be A Gas', the book is available here: http://www.permaculture.com/thebook
At 2 hours 40 minutes in length, the presentation includes the following topics:
- History of combustion engine
- History of alcohol as a fuel
- History of oil as a fuel
- Debunking myths surrounding alcohol as a fuel
- How alcohol is produced
- Best crops for alcohol production
- Brewing and Distilling alcohol
- Modifying an engine to run on alcohol
- emissions
- safety
- legality
and more...
Originally produced in 2005, the information provided in the presentation remains as relevant now as ever it was. Enjoy!
