The hunt for fossil fuel alternatives goes on

THE quest for alternatives to fossil fuels goes on. This is driven by a number of factors. Clean biofuels are regarded as more environmentally friendly even though the more astute claim they are no more than environmentally neutral at best.

That’s an argument for another day however.

The equally pressing point, which cannot be ignored is that we are running out of the fossil fuels that have driven our global economy and heated our homes for centuries.