A Portuguese oil company, Galp Energia, plans to announce Wednesday that it is building a 6,500-barrel-a-day plant to make diesel fuel from vegetable oils using a method akin to refining oil. The ...

It seems lately, I’ve been talking a lot about battery-electric vehicles in my blog posts. I suppose it is understandable because we were in the thick of finalizing the participants for Run on Less – ...

A lot of diesel vehicle drivers might take certain things about their fuel for granted. We might gripe when its price increases and reminisce about just how cheap it used to be a relatively short time ...

Biotech start-up has genetically optimized microbes to produce diesel fuel from sugar cane. Its first plant, in California, will be followed by a commercial plant in Brazil. Martin LaMonica is a ...

Most people pump diesel without thinking about what's in the nozzle, but the stuff has a long journey before it hits your fuel tank. Diesel doesn't magically come out from underground — it's ...

In truth, America runs on diesel. Just ask a trucker, a farmer or a factory owner. And right now, they are all hurting. That's because the machines that power their businesses need diesel, which is ...

Researchers in Nigeria say water in diesel emulsions could significantly reduce nitrogen oxides and particulate emissions without major engine redesign. The approach may also preserve, and sometimes ...

You know the commercial that says America runs on a certain brand's coffee and donuts? In truth, America runs on diesel. Just ask a trucker, a farmer or a factory owner. And right now, they are all ...