(KERO) — So you may be wondering exactly what biodiesel fuel is? Why is there a current push for it and how does it benefit the environment? According to the U.S. Department of Energy's Alternative ...
Every once in a while you might see a car go by with a sticker proclaiming “Powered by soybeans” or “I run biodiesel! Ask me how!” or some such message. No doubt you’re curious, as I was. What are ...
In Translogic episode 6.3 we explore biodiesel, the alternative to petroleum-based diesel fuel. Yes, there are big benefits, but the question remains: Will it work for the average diesel passenger car ...
Biodiesel fuel is produced by alcohol – usually methanol or ethanol – chemically reacting with vegetable oils, animal fats or recycled cooking greases. It can be used neat (pure) or blended with ...
Biodiesel is diesel fuel made from waste and virgin vegetable oils like soy, canola, cottonseed, and sunflower, as well as rendered animal fat – all chemically processed to be usable in unmodified ...
Editor’s note: In this article, author Bob Rodriguez explains the basics of biodiesel, along with the how and why it’s becoming a valuable alternative to petroleum,We’ve been hearing a lot about ...
What do the countries of Thailand, Uruguay and Ghana have in common? They all could become leading producers of the emerging renewable fuel known as biodiesel, according to a new article. What do the ...
With gasoline prices still unusually high, and with climate change warranting us to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the need to use cleaner, renewable and domestically produced energy is greater than ...
American Greenfuels produces nearly 60 million gallons a year of biodiesel made from used cooking oil and other waste.
Amidst all the brouhaha about natural gas, the biodiesel option appears to have gone quiet. It still has a near-cult-like following in some quarters, but in the freight-transportation mainstream, ...
Biodiesel is a clean-burning alternative fuel, produced from domestic, renewable resources such as plant oils, animal fats, used cooking oil and even new sources such as algae. Biodiesel contains no ...