Virtually any biological matter has potential as a fuel source because carbon-based molecules can release energy. To this end, Hollywood depictions of automobiles running directly on trash (e.g., banana peels), such as those presented in “Back to the Future”, are not as fictional as we may think. Understanding the chemistry, developing technology, and [...]

In January 2008, a revolutionary new website was launched that will forever change the biodiesel industry. Fillmore Fuels is the first biodiesel related auction website to hit the market. In today’s renewable fuel market, there is a great divide between the individual consumer or home-brewer and the large commercial businesses. Fillmore Fuels is leading the [...]

Design firm positions itself to help build the biofuels infrastructure mandated in the recently passed Energy Bill.
St. Paul, MN (Vocus/PRWEB) March 13, 2008 – SSOE, one of the nation’s largest architecture and engineering firms, is leading a charge toward change through its work with the nation’s pre-eminent energy and alternative fuel companies. Embracing the recently [...]

Biofuel (also called agrofuel) can be broadly defined as solid, liquid, or gas fuel consisting of, or derived from biomass. This article, however, is principally about biofuel used as transportation fuel. Most transportation vehicles require high power density provided by internal combustion engines. These engines require clean burning fuels, which are generally in liquid form, [...]