Biodiesel offers Kenya viable clean transport route
Wednesday March 02 2022
By EDWARD MUNGAI
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Summary
The falling costs of renewable energy technologies vis-à-vis the rising fossil fuel prices augur well for the desire to resolve the electricity gap, achieve clean cooking, and enhance the reliability of electricity supply.Clearly, Kenya’s energy supply heavily depends on diminishing biomass and non-renewable petroleum, mostly imported, as the two primary energy sources.The use of WVO for fuel generation obviates its reuse for cooking, which currently poses a health hazard for being carcinogenic.
Drawing on the struggles of global warming and fossil fuel prices, countries worldwide are seeking alternatives with renewables such as biofuels.The falling costs of renewable energy technologies vis-à-vis the rising fossil fuel prices…