Eco fuels news articles 
Caddy EcoFuel compact panel van powered by compressed natural gas
Natural gas is a practical alternative fuel that is easy to use, with claims that there are enough natural gas reserves to last 70 to 100 years, compared to a predicted 40 years for oil. There are two key benefits of operating a CNG-powered vehicle: • Lower, cleaner emissions • Reduced fuel costs (CNG is approximately 50 per cent less than diesel) The greatest environmental benefit of using CNG as a fuel is the dramatic reduction of exhau... [more]
High fuel prices boost interest in alternative fuels
Higher fuel prices and the effects of the economic downturn are continuing to boost interest in alternative fuels. Alongside news that motorists are driving less, car sharing and even down-sizing due to the rising cost of living, new data from BCA shows that average values for eco- and alternative fuelled cars continue to outperform the rest of the market. BCA’s Tim Naylor commented "The key issue for ‘green’, alternative fuelled cars is acce... [more]
Switching to LPG can save up to 40 per cent on car fuel bills
Almost 50 per cent of motorists have considered converting their car to run on LPG because of the rising cost of fuel. LPG currently retails at around half of the price of petrol and diesel, and in the recently published study, 47 per cent of people questioned said they have already considered converting their car to save money. Autogas business development manager, Chris Taylor, said switching to LPG can save up to 40 per cent on fuel bills. ... [more]
Origo Industries turn CO2 emissions from your vehicle into fuel at your own home
Origo Industries has developed a system that captures the CO2 from your vehicle’s engine and then allows you to turn these emissions into fuel at your own home to re-power your car. The same fuel could also be used to power your house. The system uses a new approach where CO2 is regenerated through algae in a home unit, allowing the user to produce bio-oil (up to 2500 litres per year tax-free). Origo Industries is displaying its technology for... [more]
Other Eco fuels news and reviews
Powering the world - with butter
A new study by scientists at the American Chemical Society has identified an unlikely new source for raw materials for biodiesel fuels - butter. Researchers report that butter could be used as an eco-friendly feedstock for diesel fuel, a possible new source beyond the current ethanol production. As part of the study, researchers removed the fat from [...]
BP Oil Spill: Has Environmental Damage Been Exaggerated?
So far, predictions of ecological catastrophe on the Gulf Coast following the BP oil spill seem overblown
Michigan spill fuels opposition to Enbridge pipeline
Opponents of a proposed $5.5-billion pipeline to Canada's West Coast have seized on a crude spill in Michigan to escalate their fight against Calgary-based Enbridge Inc., which is behind both projects
Eco-warriors give London small taste of spill pain
London - United States - Tony Hayward - BP - Gulf of Mexico
Eco-trekker sets off on journey from John O'Groats to Lands End
AN ECO-TREKKER from Alveston set off today on a gruelling 1,300-mile walk for SolarAid.
PetroAlgae Signs Offtake Agreement For BioCrude With Korea-Based Eco-Frontier
PetroAlgae Inc., a leading renewable energy company that licenses its commercial micro-crop technology globally, recently announced that it has signed, through its operating subsidiary PA LLC, a Non-Binding Commercial Offtake Agreement (the "Agreement") with Eco-Frontier, a leading cleantech management firm and Asian renewable energy developer based in Seoul, Korea
2010 Reith Lecture Series: Scientific Horizons
Part One: Scientific Citizens. In the first of this year's Reith Lectures, Lord Martin Rees explores the challenges facing science in the 21st century. We are increasingly turning to government and the media to explain the risks we face. But in the wake of public confusion over issues like climate change, the swine 'flu vaccine and, more recently, Iceland's volcanic ash cloud, Martin Rees calls ...
Research and Markets: Municipal Solid Waste to Energy Conversion Processes: Economic, Technical, and Renewable ...
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Municipal Solid Waste to Energy Conversion Processes: Economic, Technical, and Renewable Comparisons" to their offering.
One Step Towards Biocrude from Algae in Korea
Korean renewable energy developer, Eco-Frontier has signed a non-binding offtake agreement to purchase biocrude produced through Florida-based PetroAlgae's micro-crop technology.
Enbridge doubles cleanup effort for Michigan oil spill
Canadian oil giant Enbridge has doubled the manpower and equipment for a cleanup operation after more than three million litres of oil spilled into Michigan's Kalamazoo River, one of the state's major waterways.
