Essays about: "gasoline- ethanol"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 24 essays containing the words gasoline- ethanol.

  1. 11. The Replication of the Brazilian Ethanol Model in Developing Countries: A General Feasibility Assessment.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Luke Leyow; [2011]
    Keywords : Brazilian ethanol program; energy leapfrogging; technology transfer; developing countries; sugarcane; ethanol; biofuel; Brazil; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Brazil is the only country that has managed to successfully implement an economically viable large-scale biofuel program. In 2008, locally produced ethanol derived from sugarcane replaced more than half of the domestic gasoline market, without the aid of any government subsidies. READ MORE

  3. 12. The effects of ethanol availability on market shares of flexi-fuel vehicles

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Gustav Uddhammar; Astrid Lindh; [2011]
    Keywords : ethanol; flexi-fuel; pump law; biofuels;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the relationship between the availability of ethanol to consumers and the sales and market shares of flexi-fuel vehicles, i.e. vehicles that can run on both gasoline and ethanol. We find that increased availability of ethanol leads to higher sales and market shares of FFVs. READ MORE

  4. 13. The ethanol industry and its impact on land use and biodiversity : a case study of Saõ Paulo State in Brazil

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Louise Svensson; [2011]
    Keywords : geography; physical geography; sugarcane; deforestation; Cerrado; expansion; habitats; geografi; naturgeografi; sockerrör; avskogning; habitat; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Under de senaste decennierna har det blivit allt tydligare att den omfattande användningen av fossila bränslen är dåligt för miljön. I och med att kunskapen om hur fossila bränslen påverkar miljön har ökat, så har också intresset för alternativa bränslen ökat. READ MORE

  5. 14. Environmental Effects of Vehicle Exhausts, Global and Local Effects : A Comparison between Gasoline and Diesel

    University essay from Sektionen för ekonomi och teknik (SET)

    Author : JIE LU; [2011]
    Keywords : Vehicle exhaust; emissions; gasoline; diesel; human health;

    Abstract : Since 1970, vehicle’s exhaust pollutions have received increasing attention as a source of air pollution at both local (human health concerns) and global (global warming) scales. This study mainly discusses diesel and gasoline vehicles because, today, over 90% of vehicles on the road use gasoline and diesel fuels. READ MORE

  6. 15.   Impact of vehicle exhaust emitted by the combustion of biofuels on human health

    University essay from Sektionen för ekonomi och teknik (SET)

    Author : Luiza Panosyan; [2010]
    Keywords : exhaust; emission; biofuel;

    Abstract :   Introduction: Significant changes in the global ecosystem, together with a potential shortfall in oil resources, have stimulated intense interest in the development of other sources of energy, and most particularly biofuels since these are basically considered to be less harmful to human health than petroleum-based fuels. However, information about the impact of biofuel-derived vehicle emissions on human health is limited and incomplete. READ MORE