If you drive a diesel car or truck, you've probably bumped into the term biodiesel. Like most owners, you probably first saw the term biodiesel on the pump (as a mix for ultra-low-sulfur diesel) – and ...

Biodiesel isn't some experimental, high-tech fuel. It's already here, widely used, and made from everyday materials like vegetable oils, animal fats, and recycled cooking grease. Chemically speaking, ...

Note: This is the second in a series that looks at the diesel particulate filter and maintenance best practices that an impact its lifecycle. The first installment, "Diesel coolant heaters boost DPF ...

SÖDERTÄLJE, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Scania (STO:SCVA)(STO:SCVB) is introducing two Euro 6-certified, 13-litre truck engines that can run on any diesel blend, right up to 100 percent biodiesel (EN ...

In an internal combustion engine, the fuel is distributed in small droplets in injection valves to maximise combustion. In the engine, the fuel droplets are pressurised to turn into gas and burn. When ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Researchers from Purdue University and Cummins Inc. have developed an advanced "closed-loop control" approach for preventing diesel engines from emitting greater amounts of smog ...

Food and beverage giant PepsiCo says it has converted about 20 semi trucks in Iowa to new technology that enables them to run on mostly biodiesel to help the company meet its sustainability goals. The ...

SÖDERTÄLJE, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Austrian haulier Nothegger Transport has ordered 220 trucks from Scania with biodiesel engines which meet Euro 6 requirements and are designed for 100-percent ...

The film shows in slow motion how bubbles form inside a drop of biodiesel when it is exposed to repeated laser pulses that add energy. The process is documented with a high-speed camera. By studying ...