Propane is the most popular alternative fuel in the world, for lots of good reasons. However, the high price of gasoline and oil has piqued serious interest in other fuel sources that could meet our voracious energy demands. A recent Huffington Post report dished on a few of the latest, strangest alternative fuels researchers are […]

In the ongoing work to squeeze fuel from new sources, scientists have tried to tap algae, French fry grease, and cow emissions (aka flatulence, LOL!). Among the more inspiring successes, one Japanese scientist engineered a system that turns household plastic waste into gasoline. His system wasn’t much larger than an ‘80s-era television set, and appeared […]

After the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico this spring, a few million barrels of crude oil came gushing into the water, along with plenty of hydrocarbon gases: propane, ethane, and mostly methane. But unlike the crude cleanup, which has involved long hours of shovels and buckets and sifting machines, nature […]