Applicability of alternative fuels

The paper discusses applicability of different types of alternative fuels in Russia. Nowadays there are known and tested many types of alternative fuels, which are produced not from oil. These are spirits, hydrogen, ethanol, methanol, rapeseed oil, biogas, etc. The composition and features of the alternative fuels are shown. Among these fuels we would like to allocate the biogas. Biogas is an alternative source of energy and now it can also be used as a fuel for internal combustion en-gines.