Researchers have developed a novel method to produce biodiesel from waste oil. This simple process requires relatively mild heat and has the potential to make the alternative fuel source much more ...

LOS ANGELES--Josh Tickell, who looks like a young version of the movie director Ron Howard in a banker's blue shirt, appears out of place in his Venice Beach neighborhood, which is best known for its ...

Tom Slunecka says everyone has seen the power of plasma in action, but now that power is being harnessed as a more efficient way to make biodiesel. "Simply look up at a fluorescent light and you see ...

Vehicles powered by diesel contribute significantly to carbon emissions, making the journey toward decarbonization a tough road. According to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, in ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Major British independent oil firm Greenergy sees its future as an exploration company, but one that hunts for fuel in piles of stale pork pies and cakes rather than under the ...

Instead of going in the trash or, perhaps, a compost heap, a new study proposes that used coffee grounds could help feed biodiesel-producing algae. Published in the journal Renewable and Sustainable ...

In 2006, Austin had more biodiesel pumps than any other U.S. city, a distinction that owed much to Jeff Plowman, who co-founded Austin Biofuels in 2003 with mechanical engineer Kurt Lyell and diesel ...

Binatural Indústria e Comércio de Óleos Vegetais S.A. SAO PAULO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Brazilian privately owned biodiesel producer Binatural aims to boost output by 20% annually until reaching 650 ...

More than 1,300 people -- some shouting "revolution" -- took over Fisher Pavilion at the Seattle Center on Sunday. Look what's happening out in the streets, they said: Biodiesel is coming of age. It's ...

The burgeoning biofuels industry continues to have growing pains with the cost of soybean oil more than doubling in the past year, squeezing producers. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Ever wonder where the corn and soybeans that occupy Indiana’s fields go after they’re harvested? Odds are, you might be putting the crops you see along the interstate right back into ...