Critically, the reason for octane number differences will be explained, with both the chemical composition and the cooling effect of ethanol providing a large advantage. Finally, we'll look at real ...

Sugarcane field. Image credit: 123RF. Technology company Wärtsilä has announced plans to conduct an energy trial to test an ethanol-fueled engine for large-scale electricity generation. The trial, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a pioneering initiative, Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has joined forces with Energetica Suape II S.A., a Brazilian energy ...

When 58 million weekend warriors fire up gas-powered lawn mowers, trimmers and edgers this summer, they will produce more than tidy lawns. Those small engines will emit one-tenth of the total ...

In the early 2000s, enthusiasts started draining 93 octane gas and filling up with ethanol-based E85 fuel. It allowed for more timing and boost, letting the hardcore crowd enjoy the increased octane ...

JUIZ DE FORA, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazil on Tuesday opened the world's first ethanol-fueled power plant in an effort by the South American biofuels giant to increase the global use of ethanol and boost ...

(This is part of a special report on renewable energy) By Carey Gillam MEAD, Neb., Feb 26 (Reuters) - The frosty-breathed cattle jostling for position at a feeding trough in rural Nebraska are not ...

RENSSELAER | Work continued ahead of schedule this week on a $66 million ethanol production plant, despite questions about the provision of electric power. Plant developer Iroquois Bio-Energy is ...

The Centre's draft notification proposes amendments to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, to encourage cleaner fuels and ...

A new gas sensor using ruthenium dioxide nanosheets achieves ultra-sensitive ethanol detection down to 5 ppb, enabling real-time breath alcohol monitoring at under 30 milliwatts. (Nanowerk News) ...