Biofuels

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Biofuels provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 5 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

Overview
  • This free course, Biofuels, investigates what is meant by a biofuel and covers the advantages of using biofuels compared with fossil fuels. The different types of biofuel are explored, with ...

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Learning outcomes
    • 1 What are biofuels?
    • 1 What are biofuels?
    • 2 Energy from plants and climate change
    • 2 Energy from plants and climate change
    • 2.1 Photosynthesis
    • 2.2 The link between energy and biofuels
    • 3 Wood as an energy source
    • 3 Wood as an energy source
    • 4 Grasses as an energy source
    • 4 Grasses as an energy source
    • 5 Transport biofuels: biodiesel and bioethanol
    • 6 Biogas
    • 7 Biofuels: some of the issues
    • Conclusion
    • Acknowledgements