Diesel fuel powers many vehicles around the world. Here's what it takes to make it, from getting oil out of the ground to ...

CNN.com producer Cody McCloy, who's driving across the United States in a biofueled diesel-powered vehicle, is a fan of algae-based fuel, after running it much of the day on Monday during his ...

Algae is high in oil content, potentially providing much higher yields of fuel than any other current crop - as much as 100 times more than soy, for example. Researchers at the University of ...

It’s also an improvement over using photosynthetic algae to make biofuel precursors ... The company says its process will be able to produce diesel fuel at a cost as low as $30 per barrel ...