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Not kerosene. Home heating oil and diesel are the same. The difference is that diesel fuel has a road tax attached to the price, and a color dye added to it, showing that the tax was paid.

Diesel, Kerosene and Natural Gas

In addition to the need for electricity, regular supply or access to fuels is still difficult and costly in many parts of the world, but particularly in rural areas of the developing countries. At the same time, as the world population rapidly increase, the balance between supply and demand for energy differ considerably, and that in itself is a major concern, especially that there are around 56% of the world rural areas still do not have access to electricity. The following is a very brief description of diesel, kerosene and natural gas - which are mostly the main source of energy in the developing countries (e.g. as a source to generate electricity and/or for cooking, heating and lighting) - for rural areas.

Diesel

As part of the outcomes of the petroleum distillation process, diesel is the middle petroleum hierarchy within the refinery chemical process. Diesel is heavier than kerosene and sold in the following categories:

Number 1 Diesel Fuel (1-D)

Number 2 Diesel Fuel (2-D)

Number 4 Fuel Diesel (4-D)

It has been reported that diesel fuel (3-D) is no longer refined.

From hardware and environmental prospective, diesel chemical characteristics and impurities can affect exhaust emissions in the engines, as well as may damage and/or slow the operation of emission control devices. Pollution of the atmosphere (emission of smog and carbon particles) can be a major health hazard on human and animal respiratory system.

For the purpose of generating electricity, diesel fuel is one of the widely used in rural areas. This is mainly due to the advantages diesel provides compared to other types of fossil fuels. For example, the cost of using (and maintaining) diesel engine is low. Since the temperature in the chamber during combustion is lower than petrol engine, consequently, the diesel engine has a longer the life cycle, which is counted as part of the total low cost.

Kerosene

The ranking of kerosene is just above diesel, i.e. in the middle distillate category, with flash point close to those of number 1 and 2 in diesel ranking. Kerosene is the most common fuel throughout the world, mostly used as a lighting and/or cooking fuels in various parts of the developing countries. Kerosene can be added to diesel fuel in cold weather for the purpose of avoiding gelling/waxing.

For conventional fuels usage, devices such reciprocating engines, fuel cells and micro-turbines are commonly used to generate electricity and heat (CHP). Either heat or electricity is produced as byproduct, depending on the device usage and requirements.

Natural Gas

It is the cleanest (that is, emitting the least CO2) and simplest, in its chemical composition when compared with the rest of the fossil fuels. However, as in the case in many remote areas of the countryside, especially in the developing countries, the cost is much higher than the kerosene or diesel. The cost can be even higher when there is no existing regular supply for natural gas.

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