DCU Conference calls for a major investment in Alternative Fuel
DCU scientist, Dr Abdul Olabi, called on the Government to commit to a major investment in alternative fuel and inform the public on sustainable alternatives to petrol and diesel. Dr Olabi was speaking at a conference on Alternative Fuels in Dublin City University today. The conference will be addressed by International and Irish scientists over two days and will discuss alternative fuels. A Japanese scientist will discuss the merits of how ethanol, produced from sugar beet and sugar cane, can reduce the smoke and emissions from cars run on bio-diesel. DCU is already actively engaged in a wide variety of research in biofuels, wind and wave electricity generation, and it considers the efficient use of energy as important as the generation of energy.