Essays about: "gasoline- ethanol"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 24 essays containing the words gasoline- ethanol.

  1. 16. Consumer Preferences for Fuel Choice – A Study of Swedish Flexi-fuel Drivers

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Karin Forsberg; Nathalie Gibas; [2010]
    Keywords : ethanol; flexi-fuel; alternative fuels; subsidies; probit;

    Abstract : Our study investigates the behavior of flexi-fuel vehicle (FFV) drivers in the choice between ethanol and gasoline, in order to understand if preferences are driven by other factors than the cost of fuelling. Furthermore, we investigate if individual characteristics affect preferences. READ MORE

  3. 17. Maize and sugar prices: the effects on ethanol production

    University essay from IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Federico Porrez Padilla; [2009]
    Keywords : Ethanol production; maize; sugar; elasticities; log-linear model; cross-sectional data;

    Abstract :   The world is experiencing yet another energy- and fuel predicament as oil prices are escalating to new hights. Alternative fuels are being promoted globally as the increasing gasoline prices trigger inflation. READ MORE

  4. 18. Analysis of Alternative Fuels in Automotive Powertrains

    University essay from Institutionen för systemteknik

    Author : Andreas Gunnarsson; [2009]
    Keywords : Well-to-wheel analysis; alternative fuel; gasoline; diesel; methanol; ethanol; natural gas; biomethane; synthesis gas; hydrogen; biogas; biodiesel; FT-diesel; DME;

    Abstract : The awareness of the effect emissions have on the environment and climate has risen in the last decades. This has caused strict regulations of greenhouse gas emissions. Greenhouse gases cause global warming which may have devastating environmental effects. Most of the fuels commercially available today are fossil fuels. READ MORE

  5. 19. Local Production and Use of bio-ethanol for Transport in Ethiopia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Getish Tekle; [2008]
    Keywords : Ethanol; Bio-ethanol; Transport; Ethiopia; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis describes bio-ethanol production and use for transport fuel in Ethiopia, focusing on current status and potential, barriers, implications and recommendations for a sustainable market. The need for such research is justified as it paves the way for bio-ethanol development in Ethiopia towards a more sustainable path as challenges are surmounted. READ MORE

  6. 20. Profile and Perceptions of Biogas as Automobile Fuel : A Study of Svensk Biogas

    University essay from Tema vatten i natur och samhälle

    Author : Anneli Larsson; [2008]
    Keywords : Biogas; Svensk Biogas AB; profile; perception; renewable automobile fuel;

    Abstract : From an environmental- and health perspective, biogas and other biomass-based fuels have several advantages; nevertheless the majority of motorists fill their cars with petroleum-based fuels. This thesis is designed to explore the profile of biogas in relation to its perceptions. READ MORE