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Whisky by-product butanol tested as biofuel

Scientists in Scotland have discovered a way of using whisky off-cuts as a biofuel which could power cars. The main ingredient, butanol - a waste or by-product automatically developed in the process of making whisky - has been used as an ingredient...

Daimler & Toyota team up on fuel-cell technology

If anyone was taking bets, not many would've put their money on the likelihood of a Toyota and Daimler partnership, nonetheless a report in the Financial Times Deutschland suggest the two companies will join forces to fast-track fuel-cell technology...

New Victorian plant to create E85 fuel from household garbage

It almost reads like a scene from Back to the Future: new green fuel technology plant makes E85 fuel from household garbage. A new consortium formed between the Victorian State Government and a group of leading companies - which includes Holden...

Unleaded petrol prices heading north again

After two weeks of falling costs, national average unleaded petrol prices have jumped 3.7 cents per litre for the first week of March. Data from the Australian Institute of Petroleum shows the average price across the country (126.

Australian Orocobre to supply lithium to Toyota

Australian minerals explorer Orocobre Ltd has reached a joint venture deal with a sibling company of Toyota Motor Corp to supply the Japanese automaker with lithium for its next-generation hybrid vehicles. Toyota Tsusho Corporation, 21.