India Gives Biofuels a Chance to Grow

A Small Scale Biodiesel Refinery

Editor’s Note: Critics of biofuel point out the energy and water necessary to produce the feedstock often can exceed the energy value of the fuel produced. But these studies usually ignore the value of the plant mass as animal feed or fertilizer, once [...]

Will Fuel Cells Ever Be Clean, Cheap, Efficient?

Shanghai’s Ultra-Modern Skyline
Rising to Meet the 21st Century

Editor’s Note: Public and private investment in fuel cell development in China over the next few years is projected to be over (US)$500 million. The initial priority is to develop fuel cells for transportation applications, beginning with busses and [...]