Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina 2022, 24(1):B67-B73 | DOI: 10.26552/com.C.2022.1.B67-B73

A Critical Review of Biofuels as an Alternative Fuel to Diesel in Gulf Regional Corporation (GCC) Region: Current Market Trends and Future Opportunitie

Faisal O. Mahroogi1, Sunny Narayan ORCID...2, Muhammad Usman Kaisan ORCID...3, Abdulkabir Aliyu4, Ibrahim Yahuza5, Ivan Grujię ORCID...6, Nadica Stojanovię ORCID...6
1 Mechanical Engineering Department, Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia
2 Mechanical Engineering Department, Qassim University, Burydah, Saudi Arabia
3 Mechanical Engineering Department, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
4 School of Water Energy and Environment, Cranfield University, Bedford Shire, United Kingdom
5 Department of Automotive Engineering, Airforce Institute of Technology, Kaduna, Nigeria
6 Department of Motor Vehicles and Motors, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia

Bio Fuels are considered as good alternatives for conventional fossil fuels. By the year 2020, in the GCC region these fuels are able to meet around 0.5 - 1 % of total transportation fuel demand. This industry grew at rate of 3.4 % over the period of 2015-2020 with a strong projected growth in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Bio fuels are used to operate automotive for mining and construction industries. Critical barriers in foreign investments pose a major challenge for growth of this sector in the GCC region.

Keywords: energy, alternative fuels, biofuels

Received: April 1, 2021; Accepted: May 16, 2021; Prepublished online: November 4, 2021; Published: January 1, 2022  Show citation

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Mahroogi, F.O., Narayan, S., Kaisan, M.U., Aliyu, A., Yahuza, I., Grujię, I., & Stojanovię, N. (2022). A Critical Review of Biofuels as an Alternative Fuel to Diesel in Gulf Regional Corporation (GCC) Region: Current Market Trends and Future Opportunitie. Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina, 24(1), B67-73. doi: 10.26552/com.C.2022.1.B67-B73
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