Biodiesel

An engineering student and his buddies came up with a brilliant solution for reducing carbon emissions from their university's heavy machinery. And what better demo than to install a tractor engine on an old Harley, and run it on used vegetable oil?

Scientists at Australia’s RMIT have developed a tiny sponge with big potential, and say the micron-sized material can be used to convert discarded cooking oil into biodiesel in a very cost-effective manner. And this catalyst is no one-trick pony.

​The perks of a cup of coffee don’t have to end when the grounds are dumped in the trash. Now a London-based company has partnered with Shell to turn the leftovers from this human go-juice into biofuel to help run the English capital’s expansive bus network.

Over the past few years, we've heard about "green" airliners running on a mixture of jet fuel and biofuels made from things like plants and recycled cooking oil. Now, Boeing is looking at blending jet fuel with green diesel, which is already used to fuel trucks.

It seems the 550 bhp twin-turbo diesel V8 Trident Iceni is finally set to launch. The US$150,000 Iceni will run to 230 mph, accelerate from 0-60 mph in under four seconds, and deliver 70 mpg at a constant 70 mph.

MAX is a replica Lotus Seven which can run on vegetable oil, be built by a determined enthusiast for less than USD$10,000 and is the creation of Jack McCornack