40,000 head of cattle can produce enough manure feedstock to generate 5 MW of electricity through biogas.

Ethanol has a higher octane rating than normal gasoline.

Biodiesel can be made with waste oil from restaurant deep fryers.

The main byproduct of biodiesel is glycerine which has over 1,500 applications including food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.

Ethanol has been used as a motor fuel in North America since the early 1900s. Ethanol gas blends were used in several states during the Second World War.