BioFuels on the Rise

Continuing what appears to be one of my pet subjects, I recently ran into an article, The Worldmarket For Biofuel Exceeded $ 18 Billion In 2006, that discusses the ever increasing market for Biofuels. Notable is the fact that China aims to be oil-free by 2030 and is currently the #3 producer of biofuels behind Brazil and the US.

Biofuels are the next step in ridding ourselves of oil dependency. It is encouraging to see the sources of biofuels diversifying away from energy intensive crops such as corn and soybeans to recycled oils and wastes to various types of weeds and plants that require less energy to produce.

Understand that I believe biofuels should only be a midpoint change as we transition to other forms of powering our vehicles - electric fuel cell cars being one of the promising alternatives. If we can plug our vehicles in for charging through the use of energy produced by wind, solar or nuclear power we will drastically reduce our polluting emissions.