We have just released a new feature story entitled “India’s Biodiesel Scene” written by Satish Lele, a chemical engineer and entrepreneur from India who has become an expert on biofuels; jatropha in particular. Reading Lele’s story on EcoWorld should not substitute for visiting the biodiesel sections of Lele’s website, which is one of the most [...]

Did you know that biofuel has two distinct types? There’s ethanol from crops such as corn or sugar cane, and there’s biodiesel from crops such as rapeseed and jatropha and oil palms. Some plants, like corn, can be processed for ethanol and biodiesel at the same time.
There is an excellent source of information about biofuel [...]

There is a lot of discussion these days about biofuel, and there should be. Biofuel is an excellent fuel - it burns cleaner than gasoline and it also is easier on the internal combustion engine. Moreover, we can grow biofuel, which means it is totally renewable. But can biofuel really replace crude oil?
The answer, at [...]