I hope many of you are familiar with the concept of using methanol as a fuel ⛽ in racing cars.
A more economically as well as ecologically sustainable alternative is the use of ethanol, denatured with 5 to 7% methanol to run buses.
Durgapur can start up with this idea and I am sure it will be very profitable in the public transport sector. Even New Delhi is planning to implement this plan in the coming years.
A cheaper fuel would be biogas in place of the fossil-based CNG. Biogas has methane as its main constituent and hence can replace CNG if it can be properly tapped and its octane rating can be increased. In Durgapur, biodegradable waste material can be obtained in abundance and hence setting up a number of large and small scale biogas plants at different parts of the city can greatly help to make auto and bus service cheaper. Biogas pumps have to be setup for this purpose. Funds can be raised from the voluntary donations of citizens, CSR of various companies and the fuel-stations can be operated in a Public Private Partnership Model, a model which I believe, can solve all infrastructural and operational difficulties faced by both the Government and Private Sector Companies.
A more economically as well as ecologically sustainable alternative is the use of ethanol, denatured with 5 to 7% methanol to run buses.
Durgapur can start up with this idea and I am sure it will be very profitable in the public transport sector. Even New Delhi is planning to implement this plan in the coming years.
A cheaper fuel would be biogas in place of the fossil-based CNG. Biogas has methane as its main constituent and hence can replace CNG if it can be properly tapped and its octane rating can be increased. In Durgapur, biodegradable waste material can be obtained in abundance and hence setting up a number of large and small scale biogas plants at different parts of the city can greatly help to make auto and bus service cheaper. Biogas pumps have to be setup for this purpose. Funds can be raised from the voluntary donations of citizens, CSR of various companies and the fuel-stations can be operated in a Public Private Partnership Model, a model which I believe, can solve all infrastructural and operational difficulties faced by both the Government and Private Sector Companies.
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