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.
View ArticleFirefighters 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.
View ArticleSNP 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.
View ArticleBiofuels 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
View ArticleBiofuel 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.
View ArticlePilot 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.
View ArticleWelcome to blackout Britain
The fragility of our energy infrastructure is becoming frighteningly apparent, say Tom Rowley and Auslan Cramb
View ArticleBiofuels 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.
View ArticleWhy a bet on shale gas will transform Britain
We can cut carbon emissions and boost our economic fortunes, says Francis Egan
View ArticleThe great biofuels scandal
Biofuels are inefficient, cause hunger and air pollution, and cost taxpayers billions, argues Bjørn Lomborg
View ArticleBiofuels 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
View ArticleHow can coffee power buildings?
Bio-Bean uses oil from waste coffee grinds to power buildings and vehicles
View ArticleE 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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