Methanol is a green fuel!

[Ray Stadia]

Maersk, the container logistics company, have several ships running on methanol, as methanol is classed as a green fuel. Speedway should be shouting the fact from the rooftops, in this world of concern for global warming etc. Many non-speedway supporters would be happy to accuse speedway as being a contributor to global warming, when it isn't! The stakeholders of speedway, need to let the world know! 

[IainB]

Just don't mention the riders flying here, there and everywhere 

[Humphrey Appleby]

17 hours ago, Ray Stadia said:

Maersk, the container logistics company, have several ships running on methanol, as methanol is classed as a green fuel. Speedway should be shouting the fact from the rooftops, in this world of concern for global warming etc. Many non-speedway supporters would be happy to accuse speedway as being a contributor to global warming, when it isn't! The stakeholders of speedway, need to let the world know! 

Methanol is principle a renewable and clean fuel, but it still produces some CO2 and nitrous oxide. The amount of methanol burned is probably also tiny in comparison to getting the riders and spectators to meetings, although as crowds have declined, arguably the more environmental the sport has become... 

Speedway should really be thinking about going down the route of electric engines, to which it should be well suited as its short sprints. Okay, you'll need to charge the batteries, but electricity is not all fossil fuel produced. 

Electric speedway also wouldn't need on-demand power. Tracks could install a wind turbine and/or solar panels and charge up the batteries over the course of the week between meetings. 

[Triple.H.]

7 hours ago, Humphrey Appleby said:

Methanol is principle a renewable and clean fuel, but it still produces some CO2 and nitrous oxide. The amount of methanol burned is probably also tiny in comparison to getting the riders and spectators to meetings, although as crowds have declined, arguably the more environmental the sport has become... 

Speedway should really be thinking about going down the route of electric engines, to which it should be well suited as its short sprints. Okay, you'll need to charge the batteries, but electricity is not all fossil fuel produced. 

Electric speedway also wouldn't need on-demand power. Tracks could install a wind turbine and/or solar panels and charge up the batteries over the course of the week between meetings. 

They'd need to find a way of generating power from rainfall.

[Daniel Smith]

On 6/26/2023 at 7:31 PM, Ray Stadia said:

Maersk, the container logistics company, have several ships running on methanol, as methanol is classed as a green fuel. Speedway should be shouting the fact from the rooftops, in this world of concern for global warming etc. Many non-speedway supporters would be happy to accuse speedway as being a contributor to global warming, when it isn't! The stakeholders of speedway, need to let the world know! 

Each tyre reqires around 14 litres of oil & as they're only single use it adds up to being worse for the environment than a family with 2 cars, including the petroleum burnt per year. 

Does anyone know the process for the meeting worn tyres? Do these end up in landfill? Burn pits? 

[IainB]

1 hour ago, Daniel Smith said:

as they're only single use it adds up to being worse for the environment than a family with 2 cars, including the petroleum burnt per year. 

... and the ones that are currently used in the BL don't even last for a "single use"!