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How to run a car on cooking oil (at 18p a litre)

As petrol prices reach a record high, Christopher Middleton discovers the hazardous art of converting used oil from breakfast fry-ups into biodiesel.

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Firefighters tackle blaze at world's biggest biomass power station

More than 100 firefighters were yesterday tackling a severe blaze at the world's largest biomass power station.

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SNP green energy targets 'highly unlikely to be met'

Alex Salmond's green energy targets are "highly unlikely" to be met and may need large extra subsidies from the taxpayer, according to an academic analysis prepared for MSPs.

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Biofuels and the food that's going up in smoke

The new EU policy on biofuels is resisted by the industry, but its limits are actually not harsh enough, says Geoffrey Lean

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Biofuel targets driving global hunger crisis, churches and charities warn

The rush to power cars with "green" fuel is contributing to a global hunger crisis threatening to envelop almost a billion young people, almost 100 charities and religious groups warn today.

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Pilot attempts first flight powered only by household plastic waste

A pilot will attempt the 10,500-mile trip from Sydney to London using fuel produced entirely from plastic waste.

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Welcome to blackout Britain

The fragility of our energy infrastructure is becoming frighteningly apparent, say Tom Rowley and Auslan Cramb

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Biofuels producer Ensus takes UK plant offline due to poor wheat quality

Biofuels producer Ensus is taking its bioethanol plant in northeast England offline due to a poor wheat harvest last year.

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Why a bet on shale gas will transform Britain

We can cut carbon emissions and boost our economic fortunes, says Francis Egan    

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The great biofuels scandal

Biofuels are inefficient, cause hunger and air pollution, and cost taxpayers billions, argues Bjørn Lomborg    

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Biofuels are good for our economy and our environment

They're sustainable, they're cheap and they reduce our reliance on foreign energy. So why do biofuels get such a bad rap, asks Clare Wenner    

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How can coffee power buildings?

Bio-Bean uses oil from waste coffee grinds to power buildings and vehicles

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E coli altered to produce propane could fuel vehicles

Common bacteria geneticially altered to produce propane could lead to new way of producing petrol and diesel without drilling for oil

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