Biodiesel fuel is produced by alcohol – usually methanol or ethanol – chemically reacting with vegetable oils, animal fats or recycled cooking greases. It can be used neat (pure) or blended with ...

(KERO) — So you may be wondering exactly what biodiesel fuel is? Why is there a current push for it and how does it benefit the environment? According to the U.S. Department of Energy's Alternative ...

This delivery came as part of KIUC’s new fuel supply contract with Pacific Biodiesel Technologies, which owns the biodiesel refinery on Hawaii Island and is the only commercial producer of liquid ...

An economical and more eco-friendly method to produce diesel fuel, widely used in automobiles, from plants has been developed in South Korea. A research team, including researcher Shim Jae-oh and ...

Pacific Biodiesel founders Bob (from left) and Kelly King assist Rev. Kealahou Alika with the blessing of Hawaii’s first off-the-grid mobile biodiesel fueling station at Maalaea Small Boat Harbor ...

Researchers at Cardiff University have devised a way of increasing the yield of biodiesel by using the waste left over from its production process. Using simple catalysis, the researchers have been ...

Pop quiz, hot shot. Which region of the world produced the most biodiesel in 2005? Brazil? No, that's ethanol. Willie Nelson's backyard? Nope. The answer is the European Union, where diesel engines ...