Homemade fuel made from used cooking oil can power any diesel vehicle. If you’re steering your household toward a more self-sufficient lifestyle, maybe you’d like to add do-it-yourself fuel to your ...

Alabama has taken steps toward building the state’s first renewable diesel production facility in Mobile using soybean oil from state farmers to make low-carbon fuel. The renewable diesel fuel ...

A thermochemical process can convert lipids from sewage sludge into biodiesel, according to a new study (Environ. Sci. Technol., DOI: 10.1021/es3019435). The low cost and high yield of the sludge ...

The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies approved the “Fuels of the Future” bill last week, which could increase soybean crushing for biodiesel production to 55.8 MMT in 2025, up from the current 31 MMT ...

However, biofuel production remains complex and costly, with efficiency challenges that limit its widespread adoption. To address these issues, experts are turning to nanotechnology to improve ...

Mongabay has begun publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish, English and Portuguese. Author Timothy J. Killeen is an ...

BEIJING, Nov 21 (Reuters) - China will launch a series of pilot projects to spur domestic production and consumption of biodiesel, the National Energy Administration (NEA) has said, beefing up ...

The world is shifting toward clean energy, and that means diesel has become a dirty word. It’s no secret that diesel emissions are extremely harmful to the atmosphere, as are gasoline emissions, but ...

Iowa’s biodiesel consumption doubled in the state despite uncertain federal regulation that constrained the biofuel industry, according to a new state report. The good news for biofuel producers and ...