My OperaWhat is the alternative to Petrol?
Monday, April 14, 2008 8:28:53 PM
While the use of conventional fuel has serious economic consequences in the form of budget deficits caused by oil imports, in Indian cities it is largely the ecological damage caused by automobile pollution that is driving the quest for an alternative fuel.
Says Hariharan C, Managing Director, Biodiversity Conservation Limited, "We cannot depend on existing fuel like petroleum products, reserves of which cannot be exploited beyond 2015." Going by an experience at BCIL's eco village in kanakapura, he adds that hongae oil could be a feasible source, "As we are using the seeds of a tree and not the tree itself." He rues the fact that a good alternative like CNG is being dismissed merely because of distribution problems. He says in the long run it is only a renewable natural resource that can solve the problem of petroleum shortage. "At a macro level, group commuting must be stressed on and resources should be redirected to an institution, where urban planners are backed by research bodies in their search for a good alternative."
Says Hariharan C, Managing Director, Biodiversity Conservation Limited, "We cannot depend on existing fuel like petroleum products, reserves of which cannot be exploited beyond 2015." Going by an experience at BCIL's eco village in kanakapura, he adds that hongae oil could be a feasible source, "As we are using the seeds of a tree and not the tree itself." He rues the fact that a good alternative like CNG is being dismissed merely because of distribution problems. He says in the long run it is only a renewable natural resource that can solve the problem of petroleum shortage. "At a macro level, group commuting must be stressed on and resources should be redirected to an institution, where urban planners are backed by research bodies in their search for a good alternative."
