Anaerobic Digesters are Profitable for US Livestock Farms

Installing biogas recovery systems in US livestock farms is not only economically profitable, but also helps reducing of greenhouse gas emissions and underground water...

Scientists Extracting Biofuels From Waste Tea Leaves

Pakistani scientists have begun to think seriously about converting waste tea leaves into biofuels. They found a way to produce biodiesel from used tea leaves, using a nanocatalyst that is able to accelerate chemical reactions.

Audi Makes Eco-friendly Diesel From Water and Carbon Dioxide

New highly efficient eco-diesel by Audi, produced from water and carbon dioxide, holds a potential to revolutionize the automobile industry and bring us a step...

Photosynthetic Cyanobacteria Produces Sugar for Biofuel

Sugar is one of the key elements involved in the production of ethanol and determining the cost of biofuels. A new initiative called Proterro, intends...

Norway bans biofuel from palm oil to fight deforestation

Palm oil is used in virtually anything, from food to make-up industry, and the rapid expansion of palm plantations comes at the expense of...

UK gears up for huge surge in new biomethane plants through 2020

Thanks to an investment of £400m in the biomethane sector, potentially 48 new UK biomethane plants could all be in operation by January 2020...

University of Michigan Researchers Get $2 million Grant for Developing Algae-Based Biodiesel

A team of researchers from the University of Michigan have been granted $2 million by the US Energy department as funding for their research...
Bacon Bike runs on B100 (100% biodiesel)

Biodiesel – Hormel Black Label Bacon Bike

Biodiesel is what, essentially, but a refined form of some type of heavier vegetable oil, and we’ve heard of biodiesel refined from used French...

Bio-Bean Turns Coffee Grounds into Clean Fuel

British startup converts tonnes of waste coffee grounds into carbon neutral fuel. Coffee grounds are known for being a perfect natural fertilizer. But, the great...

Solar Biofuel Generator Developed at Harvard

Scientists from Harvard have managed to build an advanced biofuel generator. Using biotechnology and genetic engineering, the team created artificial photosynthesis and converted sun rays into...