The Peel Deal
Posted by Big Gav
TreeHugger reports that orange peel can be used for other things besides creating plastic and making cleaning products - it can also be used to make methanol.
Oranges are shaping up to be the real miracle plant. Not only are they delicious, healthy, great at making cleaners and solvents, and even carbon-trapping plastics, but now they may be a source of fuel. A Florida company has received a grant from the state to develop a system which would combine waste oil from foodservice companies with waste oil from orange peels to create methanol. This methanol would power fuelcells in a rest stop building along a major Florida Highway. The project's founders hope to not only reduce petroleum energy dependance, but give passers-by on the highway systems a look at how real and effective alternative power sources are.
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