Computational Chemistry Shows the Way to Safer Biofuels

Replacing gasoline and diesel with plant-based bio fuels is crucial to curb climate change. But there are several ways to transform crops to fuel, and some of the methods result in bio fuels that are harmful to health as well as nature. Now a study from...

Gas Prices in South Africa Drop 31/33 Cents a Liter

South African motorists can breathe a little easier as the petrol price is set to come down by between 33 and 31 cents a liter next week. How People Arrived Here: south africa gas prices in 2011, what are the gas prices in South Africa

Aviation Biofuels About to Take Off

An extraordinary convergence of recent events seems poised shortly to make aviation biofuels the belle of the investor’s ball. The first is that on June 8th there follows the international standards certifying body ASTM International announcing its...

Petrol Price in South Africa to Rise in February

Motorists will be disappointed to learn that a litre of petrol will rise by 26 cents across all grades next Wednesday.

Petrol in South Africa to Increase By 20 Cents a Liter

The price of all grades of petrol will rise by 20 cents per liter next week, the Department of Energy has announced.

ISU Researcher Develops Green, Bio-based Process for Producing Fuel Additive

A new green, bio-based method for producing a much-used fuel additive and industrial chemical that is currently made from petroleum products has been developed by Iowa State University researcher Thomas Bobik. Science Brief thanks to EurekAlert. Read...

World Bank Donates Equipment And Funding to Nigerian Research Institute

The World Bank has donated a generating plant and a standard laboratory to the Nigeria National Research Institute for Chemical Technology (NARICT) in Zaria, Kaduna State, in Northern Nigeria to boost the institute’s bio-diesel and renewable fuel research...

South African Drivers Face 27 Cents a Liter Increase

Holidaymakers who will be driving to their destinations might be disappointed about a 27 cent fuel increase expected ahead of the festive season. According to the Department of Energy, the cost of all grades of petrol will rise by 27 cents a liter as...

Young Transformers Fan in China Addicted to Gasoline

Chinese media has reported that a 14-year-old Chinese fan of the Transformer movies has been drinking gasoline for five years in an attempt to “become a valiant fighter” like his hero Optimus Prime. “He started drinking gasoline about...