I am one of those old fashioned people who believes that the internal combustion engine still has life in it, not necessarily with carbon-based fuels like petrol or diesel, but with bio-diesels from plants or waste products. In several news items over the past few years I have spoken about the possible use of Jatropha as a source of bio-diesel and is actually the name of a … [Read more...]
Biofuels – Two new plants are under research
Biofuels have been around for decades if not centuries as humans use waste to provide heat or to cook food. Waste cooking oil has been used for years as a diesel substitute and several companies in the US and Europe have specialised in converting diesel cars to use it. In recent years biofuels have been associated with corn based ethanol that has not only taken away a staple … [Read more...]