Just weeks after producing its first batch of synthetic diesel fuel made from carbon dioxide and water, Audi has laid claim to another synthetic, clean-burning and petroleum-free fuel called... Read more
It sounds like science fiction but a team from the University of Exeter, with support from Shell, has developed a method to make bacteria produce diesel on demand. While the technology still... Read more
One difficult aspect of a greener lifestyle involves disposal of used cooking fats. Most people either pour it down the drain, where it can lurk for years while conspiring to clog your pipes... Read more
Officials at two companies that have built multimillion-dollar factories say they are very close to beginning large-scale, commercial production of these so-called cellulosic biofuels For ye... Read more
Long-abandoned bacterial fermentation process resurrected to feed catalysis into fuel mixture A long-abandoned fermentation process once used to turn starch into explosives can be used to pr... Read more
Scientists today described development of a new fuel mixture to ease the major air pollution and cost problems facing cruise ships, oil tankers and container ships. These vessels tend to bur... Read more
Five questions about Argonne’s Endurance Bioenergy Reactor What is the Endurance Bioenergy Reactor? The Endurance Bioenergy Reactor (EBR) is a simple, easy-to-use portable system that uses b... Read more
Fragrant New Biofuel A class of chemical compounds best known today for fragrance and flavor may one day provide the clean, green and renewable fuel with which truck and auto drivers fill th... Read more
A pioneer of liquid fuel from the sun proves to be more productive than all biofuels processes Joule Unlimited, a Massachusetts biotechnology company, claims it can now produce diesel... Read more
They grow significantly faster than land-based biomass The available amount of fossil fuels is limited and their combustion in vehicle motors increases atmospheric CO2 levels. The generation... Read more
Interest in nanotoxicity is rapidly growing Recent studies conducted at Marshall University have demonstrated that nanoparticles of cerium oxide — common diesel fuel additives u... Read more
Alternative to Diesel Fuel Researchers with the U.S Department of Energy (DOE)’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have identified a potential new advanced biofuel that could replace to... Read more
Volkswagen rocked the automotive world at a lunchtime press conference on the first day of the Frankfurt Motor Show Read more
Image via Wikipedia It is currently estimated that natural gas resources will be exhausted in 130 years; however, those reserves where extraction is cost-effective will only flow for another... Read more
