biofuel
There Is No Sustainable Way to Fly
Despite what airlines promise, carbon offsets and sustainable fuels won’t negate the heavy environmental cost of air travel.
Scotland Just Fueled a Car with Whisky, Because of Course
At least we'll know who to thank when we can say "No, Officer, I'm not drinking—but my car is."
London's Buses Will Soon Be Powered By Greasy Meat
Beef fat and cooking oil will be used as fuel for London's thousands of city buses, which makes us feel a little better about our love of late-night sandwiches.
Here's Why A Piece of Poop Was Put on Display at the Paris Climate Talks
Poop may be the fuel of the future, and it showed up to the climate negotiations in Paris to stake its claim.
Scientists Made an Electronic Circuit Inside a Rose
Are electronic plants the future of renewable energy?
Cars Could Run on Whisky Waste in the Future
Every year, Scotland’s whisky industry produces 1,600 million litres of residual pot ale and 500,000 tonnes of leftover grains, all of which will soon be fermented and converted into fuel for thirsty cars.
Houses in London Could Soon Be Heated by Coffee Dregs
A London startup has announced that it will be collecting coffee waste from cafes across the capital to be processed into biomass energy.
VICE News Capsule - Thursday, August 6
Russia enforces its ban on Western food imports, California firefighters struggle to control blaze, Japan's elderly are at risk from a record heat wave, and Nigeria's new alternative to firewood and kerosene.
Cheese Waste Might Be the Best New Biofuel
In celebration, I am already—at this very moment—attempting to fill my bathtub to the brim with as much Camembert and Reblochon as I can humanly muster.
José Andrés Wants the World to Cook with Sunlight and Biofuel
One of the least-discussed but most pressing issues in modern kitchens is their reliance on conventional but unsustainable fuels. World-renowned chef José Andrés is trying to change that, one solar cooker at a time.
Could a Winemaker's Yeast Replace Palm Oil?
Palm oil is as ubiquitous as it is controversial. But researchers from the University of Bath have developed a method for turning a type of yeast used in wine production into a potential alternative.
Our Future Will Be Powered by Wine
Avinash Karpe, a 26-year-old chemist at Melbourne’s Swinburne University of Technology, is developing a process for turning wine waste into biofuel. If all goes according to plan, we may one day be powering our cars with the remnants of a '96 Nebbiolo.