Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers have developed a novel method to produce biodiesel from waste oil. This simple process requires relatively mild heat ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vehicles powered by diesel contribute significantly to carbon emissions, making the journey toward decarbonization a tough road.

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 ...

WORCESTER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With gas prices soaring and food costs pinching family budgets, an interdisciplinary team of researchers at WPI is looking at ways to use food waste to make a ...

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 ...

Researchers have developed a powerful, low-cost method for recycling used cooking oil and agricultural waste into biodiesel, and turning food scraps and plastic rubbish into high-value products. The ...

AMES, Iowa – They're only 250 billionths of a meter in diameter. But fill them with the right chemistry and Iowa State scientists say the tiny nanospheres they've developed could revolutionize how ...

Green transportation is one of the most important considerations in the ongoing fight against climate change. Transit accounts for 29% of all greenhouse gas emissions, more than any other category.

Researchers at Oregon State University (OSU) may have figured out a way for farmers to locally produce a clean-burning diesel fuel substitute made from Researchers at Oregon State University (OSU) may ...

Making biodiesel is a relatively easy and inexpensive process, provided you have access to large amounts of waste cooking oil, a farmer in Botswana has told MyBroadband. Using oil from restaurants, ...