Biofuels describes the main fuels and the methods by which they are produced as well as their uses in the transportation and electricity-production sectors. It also describes the implications of large-scale biofuel use on the environment and on the economy with special consideration given to its effects on the price of food. The small-scale use of biofuels—for example, biofuel use as a form o…
Nations around the world already require staggering amounts of energy for use in the transportation, manufacturing, heating and cooling, and electricity sectors, and energy requirements continue to increase as more people adopt more energy-intensive lifestyles. Meeting this ever-growing demand in a way that minimizes environmental disruption is one of the central problems of the 21st century.…