U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal Tours American Green Fuels in New Haven, Conn. Credit: Courtesy WTNH-TV When it comes to the future of biodiesel in America, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) ...

Scientists create biodiesel with electrocatalysis and bioconversion. Vehicles fueled by diesel lead to substantial carbon emissions that are challenging to decarbonize. In 2022, diesel fuel use made ...

A car requires three key factors to run properly, assuming it has an internal combustion engine: fuel, air, and ignition. Among these, the life blood of any internal combustion engine is, of course, ...

Biodiesel is a renewable fuel and offers a sustainable and potentially carbon-neutral alternative to petroleum products. Yet production costs remain a hurdle to its widespread use. Now, researchers ...

Over the last several decades a growing body of evidence has made the problem of global climate change increasingly clear. Humanity's addiction to fossil fuels has changed the composition of our ...

UC Santa Cruz chemists have discovered a new way to produce biodiesel from waste oil that both simplifies the process and requires relatively mild heat. This discovery has the potential to make the ...

Biodiesel is diesel fuel made from biomass rather than petroleum (petrodiesel). It’s used primarily in transportation, but it can also be used for home heating, electricity generation, and other uses.

Could Iowa’s success in normalizing biodiesel consumption spread across the country? It’s possible—but that would require effort from both state governments and the federal government. Iowa's ...