Ever wonder what to do with your old cooking oil? A local Chicago university has an eco-friendly idea they’re deploying.

UC Santa Cruz chemists have discovered a new way to produce biodiesel from waste oil that both simplifies the process and requires relatively mild heat. This discovery has the potential to make the ...

Imperial Oil Ltd, one of Canada's biggest oil producers and refiners, on Wednesday outlined a plan to process vegetable oil into renewable diesel at its 191,000-barrel-per-day Strathcona refinery. Aug ...

Home mechanics have been pouring vegetable oil into engines for years, sometimes in the fuel tank, sometimes straight into the crankcase, and often with a camera rolling. The appeal is obvious: a ...

A quart of fully synthetic motor oil is typically under $10, yet it can be all that stands between you and having to pay thousands for a new engine. To help prevent this, of course, oil companies ...

It's no secret that gas is expensive, and very rarely does it decline in price for long. To counteract the damage done by fossil fuels, scientists are working hard to make it less essential for daily ...