# Eco-Friendly Firestarting Fuels Fire Dragon is a Solid Fuel That Lights Up Even When Wet By Rahul Kalvapalle | Published 2015-02-19 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fire-dragon References: [gizmag](http://www.gizmag.com/ethanol-based-firedragon-biofuel/36043/) & [kickstarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/firedragon/firedragon-fuel) [Fire Dragon](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fire-for-life) is a fire-starting material that allows you to start a fire in the wettest and most inhospitable conditions. What's more, the material is extremely versatile and eco-friendly, so you can start a fire when out camping without impacting your surrounding environment. Designed by BCB International in collaboration with Cardiff University, Fire Dragon is the result of a project which sought to create a solid fuel with cleaner burn and more reliable performance than existing solid fuels. The result is an [ethanol-based biofuel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/le-feu-fires) that burns cleanly and odorlessly without provoking harmful fumes. Fire Dragon is extremely easy to light up, as all you have to do is pop one of the tabs into a [fire pit or cooking device](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/antarcti-gas-fire-pit) and apply a spark or match -- it lights up easily even when wet. While the eco-friendly features are a welcome bonus, this material does its primary job -- lighting up -- well. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.1/10 - Popularity: 55% | Activity: 59% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Eco-friendly Firestarting Fuels:** The trend leans towards eco-friendly ways of doing things, including firestarting fuels. - **Ethanol-based Biofuels:** The development of ethanol-based biofuels with improved performance presents opportunities for various industries and applications. - **Reliable Performance in Inhospitable Conditions:** The trend of creating products that perform reliably even in the wettest and most inhospitable conditions presents opportunities for innovation and disruption in various industries and applications. ### Who This Affects Most - **Outdoor Recreation:** The development of eco-friendly and reliable firestarting fuels can create disruptive innovation opportunities within the outdoor recreation industry. - **Emergency Preparedness:** Reliable firestarting fuels that perform even in harsh conditions can create opportunities for disruptive innovation in the emergency preparedness industry. - **Energy and Fuel:** The development of ethanol-based biofuels for firestarting presents opportunities for disruption and innovation in the energy and fuel industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Geometric Steel Fire Starters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spark-fire.md) - [Convenient Personal Fireplaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/personal-fireplace1.md) - [Mini Smoke-Free Camper Stoves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/biolite-ecozoom-dura.md) - [Fire Pit Starter Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/biolite-firepit-essentials-kit.md) - [Resuable Miniature Camping Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cozy-canadian-campfires-kit.md) - [Compact Portable Campfire Device](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/firecan.md) - [Portable Smokeless Fire Pits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bondstove-fire-pit.md) - [Renewable Energy Camping Grills](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/adventure-boilgrill.md) - [Gas-Powered Campfire Cans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lavabox.md)