Major Clint Abell holds an ion sensor for a diesel engine

A few nice ION ENGINE images I found: Major Clint Abell holds an ion sensor for a diesel engine Image by Argonne National Laboratory Air Force Fellows Clint Abell and Jeff Gillen work on Smarter Diesel Engine (SDE) 21 Image by Argonne National Laboratory

Panasonic catalyst promises to slash diesel emissions

Panasonic catalyst promises to slash diesel emissions Tom Young, BusinessGreen , Wednesday 23 June 2010 at 09:29:00 Alkali catalyst purifies particulate matter from dirty diesel engines while improving fuel efficiency Panasonic said yesterday that it has begun shipping samples of a catalyst that will reduce emissions from diesel engines. The metal-based alkali catalyst works by […]

Does anybody know about a hydrogen fuel source for diesel trucks?

I have heard about a water for fuel for diesel engines. It supposedly takes the hydrogen out of the water and burns it. My dad was telling me that it is about two hundred dollars and so new that mechanics probably dont even know about it yet. I was just wondering if anybody had any […]

What is involved in converting a diesel engine to run on biofuel?

I am buying a diesel RV to do a tour of the country next year with my environmental organization and I want to convert the engine to run on biodiesel. I am interested in knowing both the ease or difficulty of having this done, as well as what sort of cost will be involved.

Is it possible to convert human body fat to a biofuel to power diesel vehicles?

If it is possible, we could kill two birds with one stone. We could get the federal government to subsidize liposuction, and then render the waste human fat into biodiesel. We could then assist in alleviating the nation’s obesity problem with subsidized liposuction, and/or pay contributors for their body fat. Would it/could it work?