Biofuel
Fat fuel for fat cats: Luxury jets are flying on meat waste
At the world's biggest industry show in Las Vegas luxury jets are luring buyers with their sleek silhouettes, plush cabins - and increasingly, their use of alternative fuels. Fuel producers and jetmakers are keen to showcase novel forms of aviation fuel deemed less harmful to the climate, from used cooking oil to the distinctly less glamorous meat waste. Business jet operators, like airlines, have bowed to environmental pressure on aviation and committed to halving carbon emissions by 2050 com
Experimental Scania bus runs on French winery waste
A test Scania now runs local routes with wine ED95 in its tanks.
Sewer-clogging fatbergs are disgusting, but they can be useful biofuel
Canadian researchers say they've found a better way to transform these monstrosities.
Trump biofuel policy overhaul to include fewer refinery waivers
The Trump administration will scale back the use of biofuels waivers for small refineries and count ethanol exports toward federal biofuels usage quotas as part of a broad overhaul of the nation's renewable fuel policy, a source briefed on the plans said on Friday.
U.S. senator asks FBI to probe Trump adviser Carl Icahn over biofuels push
Senator Tammy Duckworth cites a potential conflict of interest.
Alaska Airlines flies passengers using wood-based biofuel
Alaska Airlines isn't the first to use biofuel, but it's the first to use it from this source.
The US Air Force will bake its jets to kill corrosion-causing microorganisms
How to kill rust-causing germs: take one F-16, drop it in a huge oven, bake at 180 degrees until tender.
The EPA hasn't filed a required report on ethanol and other biofuels in years
How can the EPA make decisions about renewable fuels if it doesn't have data?
Clinton getting advice on changing renewable fuel laws
Hillary Clinton talks to California regulators about how to possibly tweak or overhaul the renewable-fuels standard.
The Navy's Great Green Fleet might not be so green
There are a lot of problems with the US Navy's biofuel blend, one of the service's former captains claims.
Solar and clean-energy jobs easily outpace oil sector
Green-energy job numbers are growing a lot faster than employment in the oil and coal industries.
EPA proposes small increase of ethanol in fuel supply
For 2017, EPA calls for 18.11 billion gallons of biofuel to be mixed in gasoline and diesel. But it shouldn't affect you at the pump.
VW and Shell study seen as obstruction to EU emissions goals
A study launched by VW and Shell looks to biofuels as a better way to achieve climate goals. Others see it as an attempt to block fuel-economy targets.
Drones will help scientists find the best plant for biofuel
The latest idea is to send drones up to scout out the best location to plant sorghum for biofuel production.
2016 is the year of the solar flight pioneer
French pilot Raphael Dinelli will fly solo across the Atlantic using solar power and algal biofuel. Two Swiss pilots are circling the world on solar power alone.
Trump says Cruz will destroy Iowa's ethanol industry
Republican frontrunner Donald Trump attacks second-place Ted Cruz over ethanol in a state that makes 30% of all the biofuel in the US.
Paris climate deal will finally reveal military emissions levels
The Paris COP21 deal could force the US military to reveal just how much carbon it emits each year, painting a better picture of America's overall emissions.