Minuscule Amounts of Ethanol Can More Than Double the Life Span of a Tiny Worm

Minuscule amounts of ethanol, the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, can more than double the life span of a tiny worm known as Caenorhabditis elegans, which is used frequently as a model in aging studies, UCLA biochemists report. The scientists...

Go to Work on a Christmas Card

If all the UK’s discarded wrapping paper and Christmas cards were collected and fermented, they could make enough biofuel to run a double-decker bus to the moon and back more than 20 times, according to the researchers behind a new scientific study. The...

Joint BioEnergy Institute Scientists Identify New Advanced Biofuel As an Alternative to Diesel Fuel

Researchers with the U.S Department of Energy (DOE)’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have identified a potential new advanced biofuel that could replace today’s standard fuel for diesel engines but would be clean, green, renewable and produced in...

South African Government Publishes Draft Regulations on the Mandatory Blending of Biofuels with Gas Or Diesel

Draft regulations on the mandatory blending of biofuels with petrol or diesel have been published in the Government Gazette for public comment.

Interest in Alternative Biofuel Sources Increasing in the U.S.

As researchers in the U.S. consider alternative biofuel sources beyond grain feedstocks such as corn and soybeans, everything from alligator fat to herbivore excrement is being subjected to study.

China is Interested in Biofuels – Why Not the West?

Biofuels remain the orphan child of western energy interests – like adopting children, everyone agrees that it’s a good idea, but not many want an alien rugrat in the house.

Thailand’s Former Finance Minister Urges Governmental Energy Review

Thailand’s former Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij is urging that the new Pheu Thai-led coalition government to review its energy policy before motorists stop using the ethanol-gasoline blend currently in use in the country.

Brazilian Government to Reduce Ethanol Content of Gasoline

Brazilian Mines and Energy Minister Edison Lobao stated that the government will reduce the admixture of alcohol with gasoline provided to service stations from 25 to 20 beginning 1 October.

Kenya Develops Unique Bio-Ethanol Gel Biofuel for Kitchen Use

Kenya has developed unique Bio-Ethanol Gel Biofuel for Kitchen Use. The bio-ethanol gel is an alternative biofuel developed by Consumer’s Choice Limited to reduce Kenya’s reliance on imported petroleum. How People Arrived Here: Moto poa gascooker,...