This collaboration aims to demonstrate the viability of using ethanol, primarily produced from sugarcane, for large-scale electricity generation. The trial will be conducted at the Suape II power ...

While it may seem preferable, in theory, to make fuel from plant matter rather than oil, the reality of producing biofuel comes with its own costs and questions. (For more about biofuels ...

Ethanol maker Green Plains Renewable Energy said Tuesday it agreed to acquire two ethanol plants from BioFuel Energy for about $101 million. The plants, located in Wood River, Neb. and Fairmont, Minn.

and the more power it offers an engine. The problem is that plant oils are 14 to 18 carbons in length. "Diesel fuel is 15 carbons long, which is close to the same size as plant oils. That is why the ...

NIKKO, Tochigi Prefecture--Steam and diesel locomotive operators are testing replacing environmentally unfriendly power sources ... powered by plant-derived materials. The biofuel is being used ...

LOS ANGELES— Environmental justice and conservation groups sued the city of Paramount, California today over its approval of a biofuel refinery expansion ... The mission of CBE is to build people’s ...