alternative fuel

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Definition of alternative fuel in English English dictionary: are fuels such as methanol, ethanol, natural gas, and liquid petroleum gas that are cleaner and help to meet mobile and stationary emission standards These fuels may be used in place of less clean fuels for powering motor vehicles; Sustainable, non-petroleum fuel with energy, security, and environmental benefits Examples include methanol, denatured ethanol, natural gas, hydrogen, electricity from solar, hydro, or wind energy; Any fuel (gaseous, liquid, or solid) that may be used in lieu of natural gas Electricity shall not be considered as an alternative fuel for purposes of conversion; A substance other than gasoline or diesel fuel, such as electricity, natural gas, hydrogen, and fuel cells; Transportation fuels other than gasoline or diesel Includes natural gas, methanol, and ethanol; - A liquid or gaseous nonpetroleum fuel, used to power transit vehicles Usually refers to alcohol fuels, mineral fuels, natural gas, and hydrogen; As defined under the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 1992: Compressed Natural Gas (CNG); Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG); Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)/Propane; Methanol; Ethanol; Electric; Biodiesel Hybrid vehicles are also generally included as alternative fuel vehicles, though are currently not defined under EPAct; any fuel for vehicles other than petroleum-based fuels examples: solar, electric, compressed natural gas, propane, alcohol, and hydrogen biomass - renewable source of energy that has been stored as plant and animal material; producing fuels from living materials or decayed waste materials; examples: manure, wood, compost, ethanol from corn, methane from landfillscalorie amount of heat energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water