non-petroleum
adjective[before noun]
(alsononpetroleum)uk/ˌnɒn.pəˈtrəʊ.li.əm/us/ˌnɑːn.pəˈtroʊ.li.əm/not consisting of orinvolvingpetroleum(= adark,thickoilobtainedfrom under theground):
In thefuture, mostcarswillrunon non-petroleumfuel.
Thegovernmentisencouragingfirmstodevelopnon-petroleumfuelproducts.
- Imports of non-petroleumgoodsroseagain inJuly.
- Theyaddeda nonpetroleumfuelsupplementtoincreasetheefficiencyof theengine.
- TheUnitedStatesdoesproducesome nonpetroleumfuels, such asethanol.
- Using non-petroleumsourcesofenergywill haveobviousenvironmentalbenefits.
Fuels
- alternative energy
- anthracite
- biofuel
- biofuelled
- biomaterial
- coke
- denatured alcohol
- faggot
- feed-in tariff
- firewood
- fuel
- nuclear
- oil-fired
- refuel
- restoke
- run on
- shale gas
- thermonuclear
- water power
- wind farm